Netanyahu Gives Trump ‘Golden Pager’ After Assassinating Enemies With Similar Device

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly gave President Donald Trump a “golden pager” this week after using similar devices to assassinate his enemies in Lebanon.

According to Israeli media, Netanyahu presented Trump with both a golden and regular pager during their meeting on Tuesday, in commemoration of a September 2024 operation that saw Israeli forces assassinate 42 people and injure thousands of others in Lebanon through the detonation of explosive pagers.

Trump reportedly responded to the gifts by saying, “That was a great operation,” and gave Netanyahu a photo of the two of them together, signed,  “To Bibi, a great leader,” in return.

Considering Israel used pagers to assassinate members of the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah, it is unclear how the devices got past Secret Service and into Trump’s possession.

During a press conference with Netanyahu on Tuesday, Trump suggested that the United States could take possession of Gaza and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East” after ethnically cleansing the native Palestinians.

“Everybody I’ve spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land [Gaza], developing and creating thousands of jobs with something that will be magnificent in a really magnificent area,” he said. “We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal, and I don’t wanna be cute, I don’t wanna be a wise guy, but the Riviera of the Middle East.”

Netanyahu responded, “I mention again tonight our three goals, and our third goal is to make sure that Gaza never poses a threat to Israel again. President Trump is taking it to a much higher level. He sees a different future for that piece of land that has been the focus of so much terrorism, so many attacks against us, so many trials and so many tribulations.”

He continued, “He has a different idea, and I think it’s worth paying attention to this. We’re talking about it, he’s exploring it with his people, with his staff. I think it’s something that could change history and it’s worthwhile really pursuing this avenue.”