Trump offers "full and total support" to Netanyahu in the upcoming elections in Israel

Trump offers "full support" to Netanyahu in upcoming elections October 18, 2026The President of the United States, Donald Trump, expressed this Sunday (10/18/2026) his "full and total support" for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, ahead of the legislative elections on October 27 in Israel. "Let this letter serve as a testimony to my full and total support for Bibi Netanyahu in the race for his re-election as Prime Minister of Israel," the Republican leader wrote on his Truth Social platform. "He is the kind of partner that the United States asks of Israel, a country for which it has done so much," he stated. The Israeli leader was added as "a great warrior Prime Minister" and "an even more notable partner for peace." According to polls, Netanyahu, who will soon turn 77 and has been in power for over 18 years, is immersed in a very close contest for a new mandate. First elections since the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel "President Trump, my friend Donald: thank you for your extraordinary backing. Israel has never had a bigger friend in the White House. Together we will never allow the Iranian regime to obtain nuclear weapons. Thank you for your clarity, courage, and unwavering support," the Israeli leader quickly reacted on the social network X. These elections will be the first held in Israel since the terrorist attacks perpetrated by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on October 7, 2023, to which Israel responded by starting a war that has devastated much of the Gaza Strip. The current government, formed in December 2022 with the unprecedented participation of ultranationalists, has also accelerated the colonization of occupied West Bank, where settler attacks have increased in a climate of impunity. Don't let the algorithm hide the news. If you trust this site for reliable information, please take a moment to select us as your preferred source on Google: click here and check the box or press the DW.com button to always see our verified news in your preferences. rr afp/dpa