Obama hopes to attend Peres funeral in Israel - White House

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks as he welcomes NASCAR driver Kyle Busch and his team to honor the Sprint Cup Series championship at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) - President Barack Obama hopes to attend the funeral of former Israeli president and statesman Shimon Peres in Israel on Friday and the White House is working on the logistics, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Roberta Rampton, writing by Jeff Mason, editing by G Crosse)