{
  "id": 15440893,
  "title": "Donald Trump endorses Benjamin Netanyahu for Israeli election",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/donald-trump-endorses-benjamin-netanyahu-for-israeli-election",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T15:39:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/10/18/donald-trump-endorses-benjamin-netanyahu-for-israeli-election/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, US President Donald Trump declared his complete and total support for Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections. The endorsement came in a post on Trump's Truth Social platform, where the president lauded Netanyahu's strength, bravery, and brilliance.\n\nTrump highlighted Netanyahu's role in coordinating strikes against Iran, which had been ongoing for over eight months. The strikes resulted in the death of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The US President characterized Netanyahu as a \"great warrior Prime Minister\" and an \"even greater partner for peace\" in the Iran conflict.\n\nTrump underscored the threat posed by Iran's anti-Israel and anti-US rhetoric, stating that the regime had been systematically weakened both militarily and financially. He further suggested that the US might have to act independently if Netanyahu fails to secure re-election. \"If Israel has the wrong leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so,\" Trump wrote.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump on Sunday gave his “complete and total endorsement” to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the country's parliamentary elections. In a post on Truth Social, Mr Trump praised the Israeli leader's support during the Iran war, which is set to cross the eight-month threshold this week. Mr Trump said Mr Netanyahu has been “strong, brave and brilliant”. Israel…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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