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Netanyahu-Trump meeting was ‘the best’ of US president’s 2nd term — Israeli official
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walk into Trump's Mar-a-Lago club, December 29, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Monday’s meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump was “the best” of the six they have held since the latter returned to office, a senior Israeli official who was present at the meeting tells The Times of Israel.
“Excellent meeting,” the official says, echoing the impression given by Trump and Netanyahu during a press briefing after the lunchtime summit at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Trump said that the two sides reached “a lot of conclusions” during the meeting, which addressed how to handle the Iranian threat, Hamas and Hezbollah disarmament, and other key regional issues.
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