22.02.2026 17:22
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting, "We will essentially create a 'hexagonal alliance system' around or within the Middle East. This alliance includes India, Arab and African countries, Greece, South Cyprus, and some Asian countries that I cannot mention at the moment. I will announce this in a regular manner."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made striking statements at the beginning of the weekly cabinet meeting.
COOPERATION WITH INDIA
Netanyahu, who announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would make an official visit to Israel on Wednesday, stated that this visit would further strengthen "economic cooperation, diplomatic cooperation, and security cooperation." The Israeli Prime Minister said, "I want to draw attention to another special area of cooperation. We will advance cooperation in high technology, artificial intelligence, and quantum fields."
"WE HAVE A UNIQUE AND HISTORICAL ALLIANCE WITH TRUMP IN MY OPINION"
Addressing the relationship between Israel and the USA, Netanyahu said, "We have a unique and, in my opinion, historical alliance with the USA at both the state level and through my personal relationship with President Donald Trump. This alliance does not mean that we are not looking for other alliances; on the contrary, we are constantly developing them. This week, a demonstration of the special relationship established between Israel and India, a global power in recent years, and between me and Prime Minister Modi will be presented. We are personal friends; we talk on the phone often and visit each other. I visited India, and Modi visited here. We walked together in the waters of the Mediterranean, and since then, a lot of water has flowed in the Mediterranean, the Ganges, and the Jordan."
"WE WILL ESTABLISH A 'HEXAGONAL ALLIANCE SYSTEM'"
Referring to Israel's cooperation plans with various countries, Benjamin Netanyahu stated: "In the vision I see before me, we will essentially create a 'hexagonal alliance system' around or within the Middle East. This alliance includes India, Arab and African countries, Greece, Southern Cyprus, and some Asian countries that I cannot mention right now. I will announce this regularly."
THE AIM IS TO STAND AGAINST THE RADICAL SHIA AXIS AND THE EMERGING RADICAL SUNNI AXIS
The aim here is to create an axis consisting of countries that share the same views on the challenges and goals faced, and to stand firmly against the radical Shia axis that we have hit hard and the emerging radical Sunni axis. All these countries share a different perspective. Our cooperation can yield significant results. Of course, it can secure our resilience and our future.