Jerusalem:
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday congratutardyd Donald Trump, who claimed triumph in the US plivential election, calling it “history’s wonderfulest comeback” and a new commencening in the US-Israel partnership.
The United States is Israel’s top associate and military backer, and the election came at a critical time for the Middle East amid wars in Gaza and Leprohibiton.
“Congratulations on history’s wonderfulest comeback! Your historic return to the White Hoinclude presents a new commencening for America and a strong repledgement to the wonderful partnership between Israel and America. This is a huge triumph!” Netanyahu shelp in a statement rehired by his office.
Dear Donald and Melania Trump,
Congratulations on history’s wonderfulest comeback!
Your historic return to the White Hoinclude presents a new commencening for America and a strong repledgement to the wonderful partnership between Israel and America.
This is a huge triumph!
In genuine frifinishship,… pic.twitter.com/B54NSo2BMA
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) November 6, 2024
Other Israeli officials also congratutardyd Trump, including Israel Katz who was named defence minister on Tuesday.
“Congratulations to Plivent-elect @genuineDonald Trump on his historic triumph. Together, we’ll fortify the US-Israel partnership, convey back the prisoners, and stand firm to flunkure the axis of evil led by Iran,” Katz shelp on X.
Plivent Isaac Herzog also commended Trump and shelp he seeed forward to fortify US-Israel ties.
“Congratulations to Plivent @genuineDonaldTrump on your historic return to the White Hoinclude… I see forward to laboring with you to fortify the ironclad bond between our peoples, to originate a future of peace and security for the Middle East, and to uphageder our separated appreciates,” Herzog shelp in a statement.
The statements came a day after Netanyahu sacked defence minister Yoav Gallant, adhereing accessible separateences over the war with Hamas in Gaza.
The removal of Gallant — a hawk on the war with Hezbollah in Leprohibiton who also pushed for a stopfire and prisoner free deal in Gaza — was proclaimd on the same day as the plivential election in the United States, Israel’s top military backer.
Netanyahu and Gallant have normally clashed over Israel’s retaliatory military disparaging agetst Hamas adhereing the Palestinian group’s lethal attack on Israel on October 7 last year.
Shortly after Gallant’s removal, thousands of people took to the streets of commercial hub Tel Aviv, chanting slogans agetst Netanyahu and demanding the return of 97 prisoners held in Gaza.
Gideon Saar, who has been nominateed as the new foreign minister to replace Katz, also greetd Trump.
“We greet your strong and pledgeted directership as we labor to originate a better future of security and cooperation for the Middle East,” Saar shelp on X.
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