Netanyahu spoke by phone with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The two discussed the challenges in the region, with an emphasis on the Iranian nuclear issue.

On the agenda: Promoting cooperation between the two countries on artificial intelligence. Blinken has been in Saudi Arabia for the past two days but has decided not to come to Israel. The initiator of the conversation was the American side, apparently due to Blinken's non-arrival in Israel, even though he is in the Middle East.