Washington – Congress leaders are meeting on Tuesday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Some MPs accused the Israeli leader of trying to pull America into another war.
Netanyahu met Vice President JD Vance after a first meeting with House Speaker Mike Johnson. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, postponed Israel’s visit to Israel’s Parliament in June, known as a cassette, as the war with Iran broke.
In a statement, Johnson said that he and Netanyahu discussed the United States commitment to the safety of Israel and a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
“The strong stand in the 12-day war between the US and Israel gave a devastating blow to the largest enemy of peace in the region, which weakened any point in the decades. We hope that it marks a new chapter of peace in the Middle East,” Johnson said.
Netanyahu’s visit to American Capital leads to criticism on Democrats and some Republican’s decision as Mr. Trump Attack central three places for Iran’s nuclear program Last month.
MPs Introducing many measures In the Senate and House, Mr. Trump demanded to be banned from taking further action against Iran without approval. The Senate voted for a war powers offered by Virginia’s Democratic Sen Tim Can, while other measures have not yet received votes.
Netanyahu met with administration officials on Monday and was Dinner at White House With the President. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Mr. Trump expressed confidence that there would be a ceasefire soon with Hamas. And on US-Iran’s conversation, he estimated that more details would be revealed on Tuesday.
After his meeting with Johnson on Tuesday afternoon, Netanyahu told reporters that “President Trump’s strong decision decided to work against those working with us, who tried to destroy Israel and threaten the world peace, made a remarkable change in the Middle East.”
Netanyahu said, “There are opportunities for peace that we want to feel.” “We are working together on it. We still have to finish work in Gaza, leave all our hostages, to eliminate and destroy Hamas’s military and governance abilities because Gaza must have a different future for us, for all.”
Netanyahu said that the coordination between the US and Sri Trump has been “unmatched”. The President and the Prime Minister are expected to meet again later during the day.
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Johnson comes after meetings Adjourned Last month, a planned visit to Israel, where it was set to address the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem amidst an open war between Israel and Iran. It would have been one of a small number of foreign trips since it became a speaker. Johnson met with Netanyahu in Washington in February. During that visit, Netanyahu also met with the Leader of the Senate’s majority John Thune and A. Bipartite group Of senators.
Israeli Prime Minister Addressed As a joint meeting of the Congress about a year ago, he demanded to gain support for Israeli’s war against Hamas in Gaza, while criticizing those protesting against the struggle.