Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, hosted Czech President Miloš Zeman and his wife Ivana Zemanova at lunch at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem. The President of the Czech Republic and his wife signed the official guest book.

Netanyahu congratulated the Czech president on his arrival to Israel and thanked him for his important speech last night in the Knesset. "This is an excellent opportunity to welcome the president and the first lady, Miloš and Ivana, to our home, and we have a wonderful friendship," Netanyahu said.