Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “was among the many first” Wednesday to name President-elect Donald Trump, the world chief’s workplace says.
“The dialog was heat and cordial. The Prime Minister congratulated Trump on his victory, and the 2 agreed to work collectively for Israel’s safety,” learn a press release from the Israel Prime Minister’s Workplace.
“The 2 additionally mentioned the Iranian menace,” it added.
The assertion got here hours after the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas said Trump’s incoming administration in January should “work critically to cease the conflict” within the Gaza Strip.
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Former President Donald Trump shakes arms with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property, in Palm Seashore, Fla., on July 26. (Amos Ben-Gershom (GPO) / Handout/Anadolu through Getty Pictures)
Final week, a report emerged claiming Trump requested Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wrap up the battle by the point he will get inaugurated on Jan. 20 if he had received the election. Trump finally prevailed over Vice President Kamala Harris.
Hamas mentioned, “In gentle of the preliminary outcomes displaying Donald Trump successful within the U.S. presidential elections,” they imagine he’s “required to hearken to the voices which were raised by the U.S. public for greater than a yr concerning the [Israeli] aggression on the Gaza Strip.”
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President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake arms on the Israel museum in Jerusalem in Might 2017, throughout Trump’s first administration. (AP/Sebastian Scheiner)
The incoming Trump administration should “work critically to cease the conflict of genocide and aggression towards our Palestinian folks within the Gaza Strip and the West Financial institution, cease the aggression towards the brotherly Lebanese folks, cease offering navy help and political cowl to the Zionist entity, and to acknowledge the professional rights of our folks,” Hamas added.
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani – whose nation has performed a key function in cease-fire talks for Gaza – wrote on X, “Congratulations to President-Elect Donald Trump on successful the U.S. presidential election” and “I want you all the perfect throughout your time period and stay up for working collectively once more to strengthen our strategic relationship and partnership, and to advancing our shared efforts in selling safety and stability each within the area and globally.”
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas additionally mentioned Wednesday that “We’ll stay steadfast in our dedication to peace, and we’re assured that the USA will help, underneath [Trump’s] management, the professional aspirations of the Palestinian folks,” based on Middle East Eye.
Former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night time watch social gathering, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, in West Palm Seashore, Fla. (AP/Alex Brandon)
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A supply from the Occasions of Israel mentioned Trump initially gave the message to Netanyahu about ending the conflict when the Israeli chief visited him at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Seashore, Florida, this previous July.
Fox Information’ Andrea Margolis contributed to this report.
