Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “delighted“ from the invitation to speak before the US Congress in the midst of the war between his country and the Palestinian Islamist movement "Hamas", reported France Presse, quoted by BTA.
„I am thrilled with the privilege to represent Israel before both houses of Congress and tell them the truth about our just war against those who are trying to kill us,” Netanyahu said in a statement released by his office.
The Israeli prime minister will become the first world leader to be invited to speak before both houses of the US Congress for the fourth time, according to his office.