​(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Sunday, 3 March 2019), spoke by telephone with British Prime Minister Theresa May and thanked her for Britain's decision to define all arms of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization , adding that he expects additional countries to follow suit.

Prime Minister Netanyahu also expressed his appreciation for Britain's strong stand against antisemitism.

Prime Minister Netanyahu congratulated his British counterpart on the trade agreement that was signed on 18 February  between Britain and Israel, which is due to strengthen and upgrade trade links between the two countries.