Speaking at a news conference alongside Vice President JD Vance. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the relationship between the U.S. and Israel as a “partnership like never before.”
Calling Trump’s recent visit to Israel following the start of the country’s ceasefire with Hamas “one that will be remembered in the chronicles of our nation” Netanyahu said that over the past year, his government had shared an “alliance and partnership with the United States unlike anything before.”
“I’ve been around for quite a while, worked with many U.S. administrations. I appreciate the partnerships and support we’ve had, but this is something entirely different,” he said.
Netanyahu said he was impressed by the vice president’s “clarity, sharpness, solidarity toward our shared mission, and genuine friendship, both in public meetings and private conversations.”
Thanking Netanyahu, Vance said the days ahead were “critical,” adding “we are very excited to sit down and work together on the Gaza peace plan.” The vice president noted that there were also “very difficult” tasks ahead, including the effort to “dismantle Hamas’s weapons and power structure, but also to rebuild Gaza.”