Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington on Monday to meet Donald Trump, whom he will likely ask for a reprieve from US tariffs while seeking further backing on Iran and Gaza.

Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet Trump in the US capital since the "Liberation Day" tariffs announcement sent global markets crashing.

He was also due to discuss the war in Gaza, following the collapse of a short-lived truce that the United States had helped broker.

Arriving in Washington direct from a visit to Hungary, Netanyahu's chief objective was to try to persuade Trump to reverse the decision, or at the very least to reduce the 17 percent levy set to be imposed on Israeli imports before it takes effect.

Upon arrival, Netanyahu met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, according to his office.

Before leaving Budapest, Netanyahu had said his discussions would cover a........

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