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As he met Mr Biden <\/b>earlier, the prime minister said he had known him for 40 years – and that the US president had known every Israeli premier over the last half a century.<\/p>\n
“From a proud Jewish Zionist to a proud Irish-American Zionist, I want to thank you for 50 years of public service and 50 years of support for the state of Israel,” he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Netanyahu also said he looked forward to working with Mr Biden “on the great issues before us” over the next several months. <\/p>\n
The US president joked that Golda Meir was the first Israeli prime minister that he had met, and that Yitzhak Rabin, a successor, was there as an assistant.<\/p>\n
At a news briefing, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Mr Biden and Mr Netanyahu had discussed the urgent need for a hostage release deal, the potential of conflict spilling over into Lebanon, the threat of Iran and the need to reach “compromises” in peace talks. <\/p>\n
While Mr Kirby added that “gaps remain” in the US-Israel relationship, it was still “healthy”.<\/p>\n
“By healthy, I mean they’re not going to agree on everything,” Mr Kirby said, adding that Mr Biden was “very comfortable with the relationship he has with the prime minister”. <\/p>\n
The US and Israeli leaders also held a closed-door meeting with the families of seven US citizens still being held hostage by Hamas in Gaza. <\/p>\n
Following the meeting, Jonathan Dekel-Chen – whose son Sagui was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on 7 October – told reporters that the meeting was “productive and honest”. He did not provide further details.<\/p>\n
“We feel probably more optimistic than we have since the first round of releases in late November, early December,” he said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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