Homeland Security chief Noem visits Netanyahu ahead of Jerusalem Day

Homeland Shield Secretary Kristi Noem met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening Noem met the Israeli leader in Jerusalem where she voiced strong appreciation for the Prime Minister s policies particularly the construction of the perimeter fence with Egypt and the conduct of the ongoing war Netanyahu's office reported Others who attended the meeting were Israeli Military Secretary Maj Gen Roman Gofman Foreign Agenda Advisor Dr Ophir Falk Prime Minister s Spokesperson Dr Omer Dostri and U S Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee NETANYAHU ACCUSES THE UK FRANCE AND CANADA OF 'ENABLING HAMAS'Earlier in the day Netanyahu met with Sen Jacky Rosen D-Nv The U S -Israel alliance is strong and steadfast The United States stands with the people of Israel Huckabee wrote on X The visit came on the eve of Jerusalem Day which celebrates the reunification of East Jerusalem which includes the Old City with West Jerusalem It also came days after a Chicago man shot and killed two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington D C last week Yaron Lischinsky was an Israeli citizen who had been granted official guest status by the U S State Department The other victim Sarah Milgrim was also employed by the Israeli Embassy The young couple was set to be engaged TRUMP EYES ABRAHAM ACCORDS EXPANSION GAZA REBUILD WITH NETANYAHU MEETING ON DECKNetanyahu has vowed to continue to go after Hamas and its leadership amid the terror group's failure to agree to a ceasefire and return its hostages In a video report distributed Thursday he criticized U K Prime Minister Keir Starmer French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney after all three countries issued a joint message demanding that Israel end its military campaign in Gaza Netanyahu reported Hamas does not want a Palestinian state rather the terror group wants the destruction of the state of Israel He questioned how this simple truth evades the leaders of France Britain Canada and others