Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s rightist government celebrated on Wednesday after Republican Donald Trump claimed victory in the US presidential election.
By mid-day Kabul time, Trump was leading with 267 electoral votes to Kamala Harris’ 224.
In order to secure the presidency, 270 electoral votes are needed.
While the US and people around the world wait for the results to be called officially, Israeli media has stated that a Trump win will be a relief for Netanyahu’s coalition, which has clashed with President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration over the wars in Gaza and Lebanon.
In an early message of congratulations, Netanyahu said Wednesday that former president Trump was set for “history’s greatest comeback”.
“Your historic return to the White House offers a new beginning for America and a powerful recommitment to the great alliance between Israel and America,” he said in a statement.
“This is a huge victory.”
Far-right ministers in the government also welcomed the results.
“Yesssss, God bless Trump,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, who heads one of two hardline, pro-settler parties in Netanyahu’s coalition, said on X.
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Ukraine conflict
Ukraine President Vladimir Zelensky has also issued an early message of congratulations to Trump on his “impressive election victory”.
“Congratulations to Donald Trump on his impressive election victory! I recall our great meeting with President Trump back in September, when we discussed in detail the Ukraine-US strategic partnership,” Zelensky wrote on his social media page X.
He said Kiev was counting on continued “strong bipartisan support”.
Zelensky added that he would like to personally congratulate Trump on his victory and discuss ways of strengthening cooperation.
Zelensky said he expected that Trump’s approach would bring the conflict over Ukraine closer to an end and hoped to “put it into action together.”
According to forecasts by Fox News TV and The Hill newspaper, Trump has won the November 5 election.
This news is sourced from Ariana News and is intended for informational purposes only.
