Israeli PM Netanyahu attended Trump’s New Year’s Eve party in Florida, following talks on the Gaza ceasefire and Middle East geopolitics.
PALM BEACH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was among the guests at a glittering New Year’s Eve party hosted by US President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort.
The Israeli leader, who arrived at the US president’s Palm Beach residence on Monday, was spotted alongside Trump in a social media post from conservative influencer Michael Solakiewicz.
Trump had joked that Netanyahu could attend the party during meetings held to discuss the fragile Gaza ceasefire and other regional geopolitical concerns.
The party guest list included Trump’s ardent supporters Rudy Giuliani and Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, along with his sons Eric and Don Jr.
Top members of his administration also attended, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Dan Scavino.
The Gaza ceasefire in October is one of the major achievements of Trump’s first year back in power.
Some White House officials, however, fear Netanyahu is slow-walking the process.
This week, Trump downplayed reports of tensions with Netanyahu over the second stage of the ceasefire.
He said that Israel had “lived up” to its commitments and that the onus was on Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Siding with the Israeli premier, Trump said he was “not concerned about anything that Israel’s doing.”
This week’s talks mark the fifth such meeting in the United States since Trump’s return to power this year.
