Katz congratulates Trump, says US-Israel bond is ‘unbreakable’
Israel’s Minister of Defence Israel Katz has congratulated Donald Trump on becoming the 47th president of the United States.
In a post on X, he said, “I look forward to working with your administration to strengthen this alliance, bring back all the hostages held in Gaza, and prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons”.
Netanyahu says he will work with Trump ‘to destroy Hamas’s military capabilities’
The Israeli prime minister has released a video message in English to mark the start of the second Donald Trump presidency in the US.
Netanyahu said that after Trump withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and made other extensive efforts to help Israel during his first term, his second tenure “will complete the defeat of Iran’s terrorist axis and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity for our region”.
He also thanked the US president for efforts to help free Israeli captives held in Gaza as part of the ceasefire with Hamas.
“I look forward to working with you to return the remaining hostages, to destroy Hamas’s military capabilities and end its political rule in Gaza, and to ensure that Gaza never again poses a threat to Israel.”
PA’s Abbas ‘ready to work’ with Trump based on two-state solution
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration in a message, saying, “We stand ready to work with you to achieve peace during your tenure”.
He said this would be “guided by the two-state solution on international legitimacy”, according to the Wafa news agency. “This vision seeks the establishment of the State of Palestine and the State of Israel living side by side in peace and security,” Abbas said.
Trump to lift pause on 2,000lb bomb supply to Israel: Reports
US President Donald Trump is expected to lift the Biden administration’s freeze on the supply of 2,000-pound (907kg) bombs to Israel in his first days in office, Walla News reports, citing an interview with the Israeli envoy to Washington.
US media outlet Axios has also corroborated this report.
Trump is also expected to reverse sanctions the Biden administration imposed against Israeli settlers accused of violent attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, Israeli Ambassador to the US Mike Herzog told Walla News.
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