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Ben Gurion control tower thanks Trump as Air Force One touches down

By Lazar Berman 13 October 2025, 9:59 am Edit

Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

US President Donald Trump's Air Force 1 lands at Ben Gurion Airport on October 13, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
US President Donald Trump's Air Force 1 lands at Ben Gurion Airport on October 13, 2025 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

The Ben Gurion Airport control tower welcomes US President Donald Trump, telling him his visit “carries deep meaning for our people in these times.”

“Thank you for your friendship, and for the unbreakable bond between our nations,” the tower continues, in a recording release by Netanyahu’s office. “God bless America, God bless Israel, and the friendship between our peoples.”

“Thank you very much” Trump’s pilot replies.

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