Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to reporters accompanying him on a trip to Latin America before his plane left Tel Aviv for Latin America on Sunday night.

He sent his best wishes “to all our friends in the U.S. to overcome these difficult hours (during Hurricane Irma).”

Netanyahu also mentioned he plans to meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month during a visit to New York, where he will address the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26

Netanyahu is visiting Argentina, Colombia and Mexico before heading to New York.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)