Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night expressed gratitude to U.S. President Donald Trump after the president called for Netanyahu to be pardoned in his ongoing corruption trials.

“Thank you, President Trump, for your incredible support. As usual, you get right to the point and call it like it is,” Netanyahu wrote on X.

“I look forward to continuing our partnership to bolster security and expand peace,” he added.

Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli President Isaac Herzog confirmed that he had received a letter from Trump requesting a full pardon for Netanyahu.

The letter reads in part, “As the Great State of Israel and the amazing Jewish People move past the terribly difficult times of the last three years, I hereby call on you to fully pardon Benjamin Netanyahu, who ha

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