US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday to congratulate him on forming Israel’s next government.
The call came a day after Netanyahu closed in on a unity government with rival Benny Gantz.
“The president of the United States telephoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and congratulated him that he will form and head the next government,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.
“During the conversation, which was warm and friendly, the leaders discussed the various steps needed to deal with the spread of the coronavirus pandemic,” the statement said.
Header: US President Donald Trump participates in an expanded bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, January 27, 2020, in the Oval Office of the White House. (Official White House Photo by D. Myles Cullen)