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Published 06 Nov, 2024 01:20pm

Far-right Israeli ministers celebrate as Trump claims victory

Far-right ministers in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government have celebrated as Donald Trump claimed victory in the US presidential election, Reuters reports.

“Yesssss, God bless Trump,” National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on X.

Bezalel Smitrich said: “God bless Israel, God bless America.”

Another member of the government, Culture Minister Miki Zohar, said: “We are looking forward to the next four years.”

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