Prime Minister called President-elect Trump and personally thanked him for his help in getting the hostages released with the ceasefire deal announced today.
Here’s what Netanyahu wrote on X:
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. pic.twitter.com/nSkK6Emfk8
— Prime Minister of Israel (@IsraeliPM) January 15, 2025
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
This really isn’t the deal that I would have hoped for because most of the hostages are still in captivity. And I don’t know what level of Israel pulling out of Gaza there is in this deal, but pulling out at all is not a good thing for the safety of Israel. Add to that releasing a bunch of terrorists back into Gaza just compounds matters.