Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (local time) that he had sent a letter to the Nobel Prize Committee nominating US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize. He personally handed a copy of the nomination letter to Trump during their dinner at the White House. Trump hosted Netanyahu for dinner at the White House on Monday (local time).

"The President has already realised great opportunities. He forged the Abraham Accords. He's forging peace as we speak in one country, in one region after the other. So, I want to present to you, Mr. President, the letter I sent to the Nobel Prize Committee. It's nominating you for the Peace Prize, which is well deserved, and you should get it," Netanyahu said while presenting the nomination letter to Trump.

After receiving the letter, Trump thanked Netanyahu and said that he was not aware of it. "Thank you very much. This I did not know. Wow, thank you very much. Coming from you in particular, this is very meaningful," Trump said. In remarks to reporters while sitting across from Prime Minister Netanyahu for dinner at the White House, Netanyahu expressed appreciation for Trump's leadership.