The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, congratulated American tycoon Donald Trump by telephone on Thursday on his victory in the presidential elections and urged him to work to free the hostages held by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Strip.
“President Herzog stressed the urgent need to ensure the return of the Israeli hostages, who were held captive by Hamas for 400 days, enduring unimaginable cruelty and suffering,” he said in a statement.
Herzog expressed his gratitude to the tycoon for his “constant friendship and long-standing support for Israel.” “He expressed confidence that President Trump will continue to work tirelessly to promote peace and security for Israel and the Middle East,” he added.
Both agreed to maintain “close contact to strengthen bilateral cooperation” at both government and diplomatic levels, while they agreed to “deepen the strong alliance between the two nations.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already had a “warm and cordial” telephone conversation with the former US president the day before, with whom he spoke about the continuation of work on “Israel’s security” and the fight against ” Iranian threat”.
