Netanyahu’s office issued a brief readout reaffirming “the close coordination and relationship” without offering much detail. Neither side has provided much detail on what was discussed in Wednesday’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu has invited Trump to Israel’s Independence Day celebrations in May to receive the prestigious Israel Prize — the first ever awarded to a non-Israeli. With Trump, the source said, “he risks undercutting one of his central electoral assets.”On Thursday, Trump called Israel’s president “disgraceful” for not granting Netanyahu a pardon amid an ongoing corruption trial. Trump has been pressuring President Isaac Herzog for months to pardon Netanyahu, including during a high-profile speech in Israel’s Knesset last year.

Source: Egypt Independent February 14, 2026 14:43 UTC