Summary

  • US President Donald Trump is expected to speak with reporters soon at a White House event

  • He is expected to face questions about Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar

  • Trump could also respond to questions about the release of convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein's "birthday book"

  • Trump has denied ever writing a birthday note in the 2003 book, images of which were released by a congressional panel on Monday

  • The alleged entry from Trump contains a signed note outlined by a sketch of a woman's body

  • Earlier today, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt also gave some information about Epstein and the Israeli attack - read our recap here

Watch: Trump feels 'very badly' about location of Israeli strike on Doha - White House

Live Reporting

Edited by Tinshui Yeung and Christal Hayes

  1. A busy day at the White House

    Bernd Debusmann Jr
    Reporting from the White House

    Reporters in the White House Briefing RoomBernd Debusmann Jr / BBC

    For reporters covering the Trump White House, an extremely crowded briefing room has become a common sight.

    Today, however, strikes me as perhaps busier than usual. For the last half hour, the aisles on both sides of the briefing room have already been packed. Getting to my seat was a surprisingly physical struggle.

    There is, after all, quite a lot happening today that the world's media is hoping that the White House weighs in on.

    Besides the Israeli strike on Qatar, there is the ongoing matter of the Epstein documents, crackdowns on crime in Washington DC - and potentially, soon, in Chicago - as well as all the happening nearby on the Hill.

    Stay with us for more updates.

  2. White House to hold briefing

    Hello and welcome to our live coverage from Washington DC, where White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is about to hold a briefing.

    It's a busy day for lawmakers on Capitol Hill, and two main news stories are taking up most of the oxygen - Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Qatar, and the Epstein "birthday book".

    Leavitt is expected to speak at 13:00 ET (18:00 BST) and will then answer questions from the media.

    You can click watch live at the top of this page to follow along. And we will bring you text updates of the key lines as well.