Netanyahu and Trump discuss the war on Gaza by phone

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the ongoing war of extermination in the Gaza Strip with US President Donald Trump on Thursday.

Netanyahu's office said in a statement that "the Israeli Prime Minister spoke by phone with President Trump and discussed the war in the Gaza Strip."

The statement claimed that during the call, the US president affirmed his support for achieving Netanyahu's goals in the Gaza Strip, which include eliminating Hamas, freeing prisoners, and advancing the Trump plan.

Netanyahu's statement about Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip refers to the latter's proposal last January, which called for the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan. Both countries rejected the plan, which was joined by other Arab countries and regional and international organizations.

This is the first contact since Hebrew media reported a cooling of relations between Netanyahu and Trump, with the latter reportedly cutting off contact with the Israeli prime minister over suspicions that he was being manipulated.