The State Department has told Congress that it plans to sell more than $7 billion in weapons to Israel, including thousands of bombs and missiles, just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

The State Department informed Congress of its plan to sell over $7 billion in weapons to Israel, which includes thousands of bombs and missiles. This announcement comes just two days after President Donald Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting Thursday with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill, days after a meeting with President Trump that prompted widespread shock with the announcement of plans for the United States to "take over" the Gaza Strip.

House Speaker Mike Johnson welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Capitol Hill on Friday. Johnson missed a scheduled meeting with the Israeli leader Thursday while he and other Republicans were meeting with President Trump at the White House.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Capitol Hill as part of his visit to Washington, D.C. NBC News' Vaughn Hillyard reports on the meetings the prime minister had after President Trump floated the idea of the United States possibly taking ownership of the Gaza Strip.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are set to speak Friday morning, following a closed-door meeting. They were originally scheduled to meet on Thursday, but

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson deliver comments on the American-Israeli alliance.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) are holding a joint press conference in the Capitol at 1:30 p.m. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER The press conference follows Netanyahu’s meeting Tuesday with President Donald Trump.