Israeli PM Netanyahu gifted US President Trump golden and regular pagers during a White House meeting. The pagers reference Israel’s deadly pager attack on Iran in 2024, which killed 39 Hezbollah members. Trump and Netanyahu discussed U.S.-Israeli collaboration, including plans to take over Gaza, and met Elon Musk to scrutinize government spending through his DOGE program.
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