Trump given golden pager, praises Israel's 'great campaign'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave US President Donald Trump a gold pager and a regular pager during their meeting at the White House.

NDTV on February 6 The gift was reported to have recalled the operation to detonate a series of walkie-talkie and pager devices in Lebanon on September 17-18, 2024, killing at least 37 people and injuring more than 3,000 others. By November 2024, Prime Minister Netanyahu had admitted that Israeli intelligence units were behind the attack.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on February 4, 2025

According to CNN, the Israeli side is believed to have hidden explosives inside the batteries of pagers used by Hezbollah members. There are about 3 grams of explosives hidden in each pager, and it is activated when a specific message is received. This technology is so advanced that it is almost impossible to detect.

"It was a great campaign," President Trump told Prime Minister Netanyahu. The White House boss then gave the Israeli Prime Minister a photo of the two of them together, with an autograph and the message "To Bibi (Mr. Netanyahu's nickname), great leader."

Prime Minister Netanyahu confirms Israel behind series of Hezbollah pager explosions in Lebanon

Netanyahu traveled to the United States earlier this week to meet with Trump and other US officials to discuss the Gaza ceasefire and a Middle East peace plan. During the talks, President Trump declared that the US would “take over” the Gaza Strip and deploy its military in the region if necessary.

For his part, Prime Minister Netanyahu called President Trump "the greatest friend Israel has ever had", saying that "the Israeli people have great respect" for the US leader. Mr. Netanyahu stressed that the US president's Gaza plan could "change history".

The Israeli leader said Mr Trump "thinks outside the box with fresh ideas" and is "willing to break with conventional thinking". Mr Netanyahu also praised Mr Trump's role in the Gaza hostage rescue deal.

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