President Donald Trump heads to the Middle East for peace deals and business negotiations, even as tensions allegedly rise with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are "worried about any deal" President Trump might strike with Iran, one source told NBC News.

The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would normally celebrate a hostage release such as that taking place on Monday, though in this case the deal with Hamas is another sign US President Donald Trump is starting to make decisions without him.

President Trump is pressuring Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike a hostage deal and end the war in Gaza. The push comes as Israel intensifies airstrikes in Khan Younis. Debora Patta reports.

Sources said there are growing differences between Netanyahu and Trump on Iran, the Houthis, and the IDF's expanding ops. in Gaza.

President Donald Trump’s ambassador to Israel is slamming a report that there are tensions between the commander in chief and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying claims of a rift are “reckless and irresponsible.

This moment is testing the relationship of the two men, both of whom are politically divisive, fiercely combative and have outsize egos.

In yet another shock for Benjamin Netanyahu, the US is reportedly planning on replacing its top-class stealth B-2 jets at the strategic Diego Garcia Base in the Indian Ocean. The move comes amid perceived differences between Washington and Israel over regional tensions.