Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed US President Donald Trump on Monday evening that he has nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize.
"I wanted to express deep appreciation and admiration, not only of all Israelis, but of the Jewish people," Netanyahu said.
"The president has already realized great opportunities. He forged the Abraham Accords. He's forging peace as we speak with one country and one region after the other. I want to present to you, Mr. President, a letter that I sent to the Nobel Prize committee. It's nominating you for the peace prize."
Netanyahu met with Trump at the White House while on a diplomatic visit to the US.
Netanyahu meets with Rubio and Witkoff
Earlier on Monday, Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at Blair House in Washington. The two first held a meeting with their teams, followed by a private meeting.
The prime minister also met with the US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.
"This evening, I met at Blair House in Washington with the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio," Netanyahu said in a post on X/Twitter. "We held a substantive and important conversation about strengthening the alliance between Israel and the US and about the shared challenges we face in the regional and international arena."