US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited the Western Wall on Tuesday morning for a prayer of thanks at the conclusion of Operation Rising Lion.
Huckabee, along with his wife, met with the rabbi of the Western Wall and holy sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, and the director of the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, Mr. Mordechai (Suli) Eliav.
The ambassador thanked God for the "miracles granted" to the State of Israel during Operation Rising Lion, as well as offering a prayer for the well-being of US President Donald Trump.
During a private meeting held between the rabbi and Huckabee, the rabbi expressed his gratitude for the ambassador’s unwavering support throughout Operation Rising Lion.
Letter of thanks for US President Donald Trump
He also presented Huckabee with a personal letter of thanks for Trump, as well as an invitation for the president to visit the Western Wall in the near future.
At the end of his visit, Huckabee toured the Western Wall Tunnels, leaving “heavily impressed” by the historical and spiritual roots of the Jewish people and Jerusalem.