Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Italy's Giorgia Meloni and Olaf Scholz of Germany on Thursday, as the two European leaders offered their congratulations for Netanyahu's election victory last week.
Netanyahu and Meloni discussed Italy's support of Israel in international forums, as well as the deepening of relations between the two nations, Netanyahu wrote on Twitter.
German Chancellor Scholz stressed that Germany would remain a close partner to Israel and would continue to work for peace in the Middle East, a spokesperson added.