Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Trump on Thursday and thanked him for his assistance in brokering the peace agreement and hostage release with the Hamas terrorists.
As reported earlier, President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Scott Witkoff was the deciding factor in securing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, but President Joe Biden nevertheless took a victory lap anyway.
According to Arab officials, Witkoff did more to move Netanyahu toward a ceasefire in a single meeting than Joe Biden did the entire previous year.
On Thursday Prime Minister Netanyahu called President Trump and thanked him.
This was posted on PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s X account:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke this evening with US President-elect Donald Trump and thanked him for his assistance in advancing the release of the hostages and for helping Israel bring an end to the suffering of dozens of hostages and their families.
The Prime Minister made it clear that he is committed to returning all of the hostages however he can, and commended the US President-elect for his remarks that the US would work with Israel to ensure that Gaza will never be a haven for terrorism.
The two decided to meet in Washington soon in order to discuss this and other important issues. Prime Minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as well for his assistance in advancing the hostages deal.
Netanyahu hopes to meet with President Trump soon in Washington DC after his Inauguration.
The Prime Minister made it clear that he is committed to returning all of the hostages however he can, and commended the US President-elect for his remarks that the US would work with Israel to ensure that Gaza will never be a haven for terrorism.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) January 15, 2025
The two decided to meet in Washington soon in order to discuss this and other important issues.
Prime Minister Netanyahu then spoke with US President Joe Biden and thanked him as well for his assistance in advancing the hostages deal.
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) January 15, 2025
Last week, President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Hamas, demanding the immediate release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.
Trump made it clear that failure to comply by January 20, his Inauguration Day, would result in severe consequences for the region and that “all hell would break out.”
Hamas agreed to the peace deal a week later.
That explains Prime Minister Netanyahu’s call to his friend, President Trump.
