Ynet's Itamar Eichner reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to the United States next week due to the security escalation, and will not attend Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral in Washington on Tuesday. Preparations for the Wing of Zion departure have been frozen. No official statement from the Prime Minister's Office.
Ynet's Itamar Eichner reported Thursday evening that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not travel to the United States next week due to the security escalation, and will therefore miss Senator Lindsey Graham's funeral, scheduled for Tuesday in Washington. Preparations for the departure of the Wing of Zion aircraft have been frozen. The report is not yet officially confirmed by the Prime Minister's Office.
The development comes after the Prime Minister's Office confirmed on July 16 that the trip was postponed because Graham's funeral had been delayed to the end of the month. Earlier reports had indicated that Netanyahu was still considering the trip, possibly for a meeting with President Donald Trump, but those plans were not finalized. Today's report cites the security escalation as the direct reason for the cancellation, and states the funeral will take place on Tuesday, though the exact date was not specified in the source.
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Source and signal
- Internal intake