'We have a very good relationship', Donald Trump hosts PM Netanyahu in Florida

Former US President Donald Trump dismissed the tension with PM Netanyahu. He said that we have a very good relationship. Netanyahu had angered Donald Trump when he congratulated Biden for his victory in the 2020 elections.

Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday. During this, Donald Trump said that his relations with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu have always been cordial. At the same time, the Israeli leader said that he hopes that progress is being made in the talks on Gaza ceasefire.

In fact, after meeting Democratic US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Netanyahu reached the Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, to meet Republican candidate Trump.

Meanwhile, Donald Trump congratulated Netanyahu and his wife Sara and criticized Kamala Harris, who expressed concern in public comments after meeting the Israeli leader about the toll on Palestinian civilians from Israel's nine-month-old campaign in Gaza.

Donald Trump said that I think his comments were insulting. Netanyahu said that he hopes that his US visit will lead to a ceasefire agreement soon. He also said that ceasefire efforts have been hampered due to Israeli military pressure.

At the same time, Donald Trump dismissed the talk of tension with PM Netanyahu. He said that we have a very good relationship. He mentioned the policy changes during his presidential tenure, which included shifting the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and pulling the US out of the international nuclear deal with Iran.

Netanyahu angered Donald Trump when he congratulated Biden for his victory in the 2020 election. Trump recently criticised Netanyahu for Israeli security failures that enabled Hamas to attack Israel on October 7, triggering the Israeli invasion of Gaza.

According to Israeli figures, Hamas and its allies killed 1,200 people and took 250 hostages in the October 7 attack. About 115 hostages are still being held, although Israel believes one in three have died. Israeli officials estimate that about 14,000 fighters from terrorist groups including Hamas and Islamic Jihad have been killed or taken prisoner, down from more than 25,000 estimated at the start of the war.