Netanyahu will not be arrested while visiting US, Trump says following Mamdani's comments

Jerusalem Post/World NewsTrump was referring to comments made by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who told the NYT that Netanyahu belongs in the Hague, and that he is investigating arresting the PM at the UN General Assembly.Follow us on GoogleUS President Donald Trump gestures as he participates in a bilateral meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 14, 2026. (photo credit: REUTERS/Evan Vucci)ByGOLDIE KATZJULY 20, 2026 19:52Updated: JULY 20, 2026 20:31Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested if he visits the US, US President Donald Trump insisted in a post on Truth Social on Monday.Netanyahu "is fighting against the Islamic Republic of Iran, which recently killed 52,000 innocent protestors, and has spent the last 47 years killing American soldiers, and others,” Trump said.The only individuals who should be arrested, Trump added, are those who “led Iran into this unprecedented spiral of death and destruction.”Trump was referring to comments made by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who told the New York Times that Netanyahu belongs in the Hague, and that he is investigating arresting the PM at the UN General Assembly in September.In a separate post, Trump stated that for every US soldier killed, Iran will pay “many times over.”“Every time Iran kills an American soldier, they will pay for that killing many times over,” he said.Trump also stated that he has passed a directive to enforce his words onto US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, and all US military leaders.Three US service members killed in Iranian strikes since FridayThree US service members have been killed, and one was declared missing as a result of Iranian drone and missile attacks on US bases in Jordan and Iraq since Friday.On Sunday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that one service member in Iraq was killed and another was injured during the controlled detonation of a downed Iranian explosive drone.Two additional service members were killed, four were injured, and one was declared missing after Iran launched strikes against Jordan on Friday.Trump initially described the deaths of the soldiers as a “shame” during a phone call with the New York Post on Saturday.He claimed that they “died because they don’t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon and they don’t want to see the Middle East blown up.”Trump added that he planned to contact the families of the service members, telling the New York Post that he “always” does. Follow us on Google