The Prime Minister's Office issued a formal statement Friday evening confirming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday at the invitation of President Donald Trump, meet with him at the White House on Tuesday, and attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham. Journalists will not be permitted on the El Al flight, the PMO said.
The Prime Minister's Office issued a formal statement Friday evening confirming that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Washington on Monday at the invitation of President Donald Trump. The visit includes a White House meeting with Trump on Tuesday and attendance at the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, whom Netanyahu described as a friend of Israel. The PMO added that journalists will not be permitted on the El Al flight to Washington but may travel independently.
The official confirmation follows earlier reports from N12's Amit Segal at 17:21 that Netanyahu was expected to attend the funeral, and a prior PMO confirmation at 18:51 that the trip was set. The trip had been delayed multiple times earlier this month due to security escalation and the postponement of Graham's funeral, as The Zioneer previously reported. The funeral was originally scheduled for late July but was postponed to the end of the month, leading to the cancellation of an earlier planned departure.
2 developments
- StrongNetanyahu reportedly expressed interest in attending Lindsey Graham's Washington funeral
- StrongPM's Office confirms Netanyahu's US trip off as Graham's funeral delayed to end of month
- StrongNetanyahu cancels US trip due to security escalation, will miss Graham's funeral Tuesday — Ynet
- DevelopingNetanyahu expected to depart for US next week for Trump meeting, PM's circle assesses
Source and signal
- Open-source intake