Trump spoke with Netanyahu about IDF strikes on Hezbollah

Trump was joined by at least one US Republican Senator on his call with Netanyahu.

OCTOBER 9, 2024 18:41

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump prior to signing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, during a meeting in the Oval Office. (photo credit: REUTERS/TOM BRENNER) — Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump prior to signing the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations between Israel and some of its Middle East neighbors in a strategic realignment of Middle Eastern countries against Iran, during a meeting in the Oval Office.

(photo credit: REUTERS/TOM BRENNER)

Former US President Donald Trump spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in the aftermath of Israel’s assassination of the group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Trump, who is the Republican nominee for President, called Netanyahu last week while he was in the midst of his campaign for the White House. The two men have a strong relationship, with Netanyahu visiting him in Florida in July.

Trump “congratulated [Netanyahu] on the determined and powerful actions that Israel carried out against Hezbollah,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in describing the call.