Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is making a flash visit to the US on Sunday to meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., following Trump’s invitation.

Netanyahu, who was in Budapest over Shabbos, will depart Hungary on Sunday afternoon and fly straight to Washington.

According to reports, Netanyahu discussed Trump’s decision to impose a 17% tariff on Israeli goods with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Trump during a phone call in Hungary, and Trump invited him to Washington to discuss the issue in person.

“This is an unprecedented moment economically and geopolitically,” an Israeli official said, as quoted by Ynet. “The world’s leading power is imposing tariffs on almost every country, including Israel. We tried to preempt this by lowering tariffs on U.S. goods as a goodwill gesture, but Trump imposed them anyway. The prime minister wants to resolve this as quickly as possible.”

Netanyahu hopes to negotiate a deal with Trump to lower the tariff.

The Prime Minister’s Office issued a statement on Motzei Shabbos confirming the visit: “The two leaders will discuss the tariff issue, the efforts to return our hostages, Israel-Turkey relations, the Iranian threat and the battle against the International Criminal Court.”

“Netanyahu appreciates the personal and warm ties with President Trump and thanks him for the invitation to be the first leader to meet with him following the imposition of global tariffs, just as he was the first leader to meet with him following his entry to the White House.”

Netanyahu will also push for continued US efforts to pressure Hamas for a hostage release deal.

(YWN’s Jerusalem desk is keeping you updated after tzeis ha’Shabbos in Israel)