No press statements, no open questions: the two leaders are set to meet for a private dinner at the White House, with Gaza, the hostage deal and Iran on the agenda. Currently, no dramatic achievements are expected to be announced at the end of the meeting.
Are they preparing a surprise? Or is Donald Trump, for reasons of his own, choosing to keep today's meeting - the third since the beginning of the year - with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discreet?
In a highly unusual move for meetings between heads of state, and especially given the close relationship between Trump and Netanyahu, this evening's gathering will be held at 6:30 p.m Washington time., which is 1:30 a.m. Israel time, well after the main nightly news broadcasts.
The US president and the prime minister will meet at the White House. As of now, no joint press appearance is planned. There will be only a brief reception at the White House entrance, followed by a private dinner – no press statements, no open questions in the Oval Office, and none of the usual optics from their previous encounters or from Trump's meetings with other world leaders.