Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) stated that he had a “very productive and candid meeting” with Ron Dermer, the Israeli strategic affairs minister, in Washington on Tuesday, on the same day that Israel struck what it said were Hamas targets in Qatar.

He called Dermer a “dear friend” and said the two discussed “today’s events and the way forward in the Middle East writ large.”

The senator said he also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who “stressed to me his admiration” for U.S. President Donald Trump, calling Trump’s support for Israel “historic, unrivaled and deeply appreciated.”

A staunch supporter of Israel, the South Carolina Republican stated that those who “planned and cheered on the Oct. 7 attack against Israel,” the greatest U.S. ally in the region, got what they

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