Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left for the U.S. on Sunday to satisfy with U.S. President Donald Trump, trying to strengthen ties with the U.S. authorities following tensions with the Biden administration over the struggle in Gaza.
Netanyahu departed for Washington amid the ceasefire with Hamas – which incorporates hostage releases – nonetheless in impact and negotiations for a second section anticipated to start this week. He would be the first overseas chief to go to Trump since his inauguration on Jan. 20.
“The truth that this might be his first assembly with a pacesetter of a overseas nation since his inauguration holds nice significance for the State of Israel,” Netanyahu mentioned in a press release.
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President Donald Trump (L) shakes fingers with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) as they pose for a photograph throughout their assembly at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Seashore, Florida, on July 26, 2024. (Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO) / Handout/Anadolu through Getty Photos)
“To start with, it signifies the energy of the alliance between Israel and the US. Secondly, it additionally displays the energy of our connection; a connection that has already yielded nice issues for the State of Israel and the area, and has additionally introduced concerning the historic peace agreements between Israel and 4 Arab international locations – the ‘Abraham Accords’ that President Trump led,” the prime minister continued.
This comes almost 16 months after the struggle in Gaza started, prompted by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, assault towards Israel, resulting in navy retaliation from Israeli forces.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks throughout a press convention in Jerusalem on December 9, 2024. (MAYA ALLERUZZO/POOL/AFP through Getty Photos)
“The choices we made throughout the struggle, mixed with the bravery of our IDF troopers, have already modified the face of the Center East,” Netanyahu mentioned. “They’ve modified it past recognition. I imagine that with arduous work alongside President Trump, we are able to change it much more for the higher.”
“Our choices and the braveness of our troopers have redrawn the map. However I imagine that working intently with President Trump, we are able to redraw it even additional and for the higher,” he added.
Netanyahu and former U.S. President Joe Biden skilled rigidity of their relationship over the last administration in Washington, and the Israeli prime minister has not visited the White Home since returning to workplace on the finish of 2022.
President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago property, Friday, July 26, 2024, in Palm Seashore, Florida. (AP Picture/Alex Brandon)
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“We will strengthen Israel’s safety, we are able to increase the circle of peace even additional, and we are able to carry a couple of fantastic period that we by no means dreamed of. An period of prosperity, safety, and peace from a place of energy,” Netanyahu mentioned. “The energy of our troopers, the energy of our residents, the energy of Israel, and the energy of the alliance between Israel and the US.”
Fox Information’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel and Reuters contributed to this report.