Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet separately with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton this coming weekend. | Getty Netanyahu to meet Sunday with Trump, Clinton

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet separately with Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton this coming weekend, people familiar with the arrangements confirmed on Friday.

After Haaretz reported this week that Netanyahu would meet with both presidential candidates if asked, Trump’s campaign engaged in a conversation with the Israeli prime minister’s advisers to discuss a meeting, a senior Trump aide said. They agreed to meet, but both sides decided to keep the plans under wraps to give Netanyahu the opportunity to let Clinton’s team know about the meeting with Trump before it was made public.


A Clinton campaign aide confirmed that the former secretary of state plans to meet with Netanyahu on Sunday. "Our team has been in regular touch with PM Netanyahu's team throughout the week," the aide said.

News of the meetings was first reported by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell.