Israel President Herzog heads to Washington to meet Biden

Israel's President Isaac Herzog travelled to Washington late on Monday night to meet him American counterpart Joe Biden.

Herzog is scheduled to address the U.S. Congress after receiving an invitation from Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, in what will be Herzog's second visit to Washington since he assumed the presidency two years ago. 

On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on the phone. The relations between the two have been frosty since Netanyahu returned to office, buoyed by far-right support. Netanyahu's office said after the phone call that the president had invited him to the White House, though the U.S. has not confirmed any date.