Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to meet with leaders on Capitol Hill
Washington – Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Neitanahu Meeting with Congressional leaders on Thursday after a few days of meeting with President Trump Announce plan Let the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip.
Mr. Trump’s comments at a joint press conference with Netanyahu, where he outlined Gaza’s new vision, saying the United States would “own it” and sent diplomacy Shockwave All over the world.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who chaired Netanyahu at the Capitol on Thursday, defended Mr. Trump’s Gaza proposal. Johnson said Wednesday that the news was “sayed by many people in surprise, but I think people around the world cheered for it.”
“He is taking bold and decisive actions to ensure peace in the region,” Johnson said in a press conference, adding that “we must stand clearly with Israel.”
Netanyahu praised Mr. Trump for having unconventional ideas, and he also met with Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Thursday. Thun told reporters Wednesday in response to Mr. Trump’s announcement that the president “want to bring a more peaceful and safer Middle East where he put forward some ideas.”
Thun reiterated his support for Israel earlier this week, saying in a Senate Republican weekly press conference that “Israel is our closest ally” while criticizing Democrats for boycotting Netanyahu’s past The Capitol’s remarks – block A measure aims to rule that the International Criminal Court decides to arrest top Israeli officials, including Netanyahu, for suspected war crimes.
“Republicans are ready here, and when Democrats decide to defend Israel, the biggest ally of the United States, is for real work. No,” Thune said. “We are ready to go to work and make sure our allies are protected around the world and we hope to have Democrats join our efforts at some point.”
Netanyahu also met with Defense Minister Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister made a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the final days of the Biden administration, following a few days after nearly 16 months of Israel’s attack on Hamas, 2023 On July 7, terrorist attacks on Israel attacked Hamas. .
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