Netanyahu insists he offered Trump nothing to secure US president's election endorsement
"You're the man I want by my side, Bibi," Trump told Netanyahu in a video of a conversation between the two leaders released by the PMO following the US president's endorsement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed he never offered US President Donald Trump anything to secure the president's endorsement of his leadership, stating this in an interview on Monday. Analysts, however, dispute Netanyahu's claim, asserting that he promised the Trump administration to advance reconstruction in certain areas of Gaza, despite the area not being demilitarized.
The Prime Minister's Office denied the report. Trump endorsed Netanyahu on Truth Social, praising his leadership and warning that the US would confront Iran without Israel's support if a different candidate were to lead Israel after the October 27 elections. The PMO released a video of the conversation between Netanyahu and Trump, which took place on Sunday.
Netanyahu expressed gratitude for the endorsement, calling it "incredible," and highlighted the "historic" Abraham Accords, suggesting they could be expanded. He emphasized that the US should confront Iran's nuclear ambitions and that Israel would not allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.
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