Canada's Trudeau congratulates Netanyahu, Gantz on new government

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Benny Gantz on forming a new government.

“Canada and Israel share a long history as close friends, as well as partners in international organizations. As the decades have passed, we have remained united by our shared democratic values and close people-to-people ties,” a statement from Trudeau’s office says.

Netanyahu’s office says Trudeau phoned his Israeli counterpart, with the two discussing the fight against the coronavirus and agreeing on “technological cooperation, with an emphasis on finding a medicine and vaccine.”

They also discussed “the latest developments in the region,” which a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office doesn’t elaborate on.