On a phone call, the two world leaders discussed the war in Gaza, the Iran nuclear discussions, and the aftermath of a terror attack in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that killed two Israeli embassy personnel.
By Vered Weiss, World Israel News
The Office of Israeli Prime Minister (PMO) Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement on Thursday that US President Donald Trump approves of Israel’s plans for continuing the war in Gaza.
The statement described a phone call between the two world leaders during which they discussed the war in Gaza, the Iran nuclear discussions, and the aftermath of a terror attack in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday that killed two Israeli embassy personnel.
The PMO said, “President Trump expressed support for the objectives set by Prime Minister Netanyahu: to secure the release of all our hostages, to eliminate Hamas, and to advance the Trump Plan.”
During Netanyahu’s press conference on Wednesday night, the first since 2024, he announced that Israel would consider ending the war if the “Trump plan” for Gaza could be implemented.
He said, “I am ready to end the war on clear conditions that will guarantee Israel’s security: the release of the hostages, the removal of Hamas from power, full disarmament, and we are implementing the Trump plan.”
Shortly after taking office for the second time, Trump announced a plan for Gaza that would “permanently” resettle the civilian population in third-party countries, with the US taking control of the coastal enclave and rebuilding it as a Middle Eastern “Riviera.”
The two leaders also discussed the nuclear negotiations, and the PMO stated that they “agreed on the need to ensure that Iran does not obtain nuclear weapons.”
Regarding the terror attack at a Jewish museum in Washington D.C., the PMO said Trump “expressed deep sorrow over the horrific murder” of the victims.
Netanyahu thanked Trump “for the efforts he and his administration are making to combat manifestations of antisemitism in the United States.”
The statement from the PMO comes following speculation that relations between Trump and Netanyahu were cooling following the US President’s Middle East visit, during which Israel was skipped from the itinerary.
America’s truce with the Houthis that did not include Israel, Trump’s comments that Netanyahu should “wrap up” the war in Gaza, and Israel’s concerns over the Trump administration’s nuclear talks with Iran created tension between the two leaders in recent weeks.
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