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Government meetingOhad Tsoygenburg, Flash 90

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke during Sunday morning's weekly Knesset meeting about his upcoming flight to the US to meet US President Donald Trump.

"Tomorrow I will leave for Washington, to meet with Trump," Netanyahu said. "We have known each other for many years. This is a very important meeting for Israel's security, as well as other interests on both sides.

"My current motivation is to strengthen the ties between Israel and the US, and to strengthen Israel's security. This requires responsible and careful diplomacy.

"We must act responsibly and with thought. To think there are no limitations now that Trump is in power is a mistake."

Earlier on Sunday, Likud ministers attacked Education Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) for attempting to "lecture" Netanyahu on the importance of the Trump meeting.

Netanyahu also mentioned the Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman's (Yisrael Beytenu) decision to extend current Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot's term by another year.

"We will suggest the government agree to extend the term of the current Chief of Staff. Continuity is extremely important to our ability to build up the IDF's strength."

Regarding the recent rocket attacks, Netanyahu said, "We have a clear policy. We tolerate no spillover. We will harm anyone who attempts to attack us." However, he also said he "was no interested in an escalation."