JAKARTA - US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a telephone conversation on Thursday night local time.
The two agreed to continue their inter-state coordination in various lines, according to an official statement from the Israeli prime minister's office.
"President Trump provided the Prime Minister with an update on American measures in the Gulf region," said a statement from Netanyahu's office, quoted by CNN, Friday, July 10.
"Meanwhile, the Prime Minister highlighted the harshness of the statements made by (Turkish President Recep Tayyip) Erdoğan and his colleagues who oppose the existence of the State of Israel, and stressed the need to maintain a security zone along Israel's borders," Netanyahu's office added.
It is known that the Turkish leader - who has just hosted the NATO leaders summit in the capital Ankara - has repeatedly accused Israel of undermining the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
In addition, this week Israel also expressed its concerns regarding the potential sale of advanced F-35 stealth fighter jets to Turkey, a discourse that Trump had made during the NATO Summit.
In an exclusive interview with CNN, Netanyahu said Erdoğan "is not an ideal ally for the United States."
Netanyahu also claimed Erdoğan "threatened to destroy my country, the only Jewish state that exists."
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