Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Barack Obama met on Monday (NYT) at the White House in a bid to mend ties strained after the Iran nuclear deal. Netanyahu said he remains committed to the two-state solution (Haaretz) between Israelis and Palestinians, while Obama said it was time to move on from their "strong disagreement" over the Iran deal. Israel is seeking a ten-year, multibillion-dollar military aid package from the United States (Reuters). Meanwhile, on Tuesday two Palestinian teenagers stabbed an Israeli security guard, and Israeli guards shot and killed a Palestinian man wielding a knife in a continuation of violence (BBC) in Jerusalem.
