Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President of Argentina Javier Milei

Key Points:

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Argentine President Javier Milei met in Israel, signing the Isaac Accords to enhance Israel-Latin America relations and announcing a new direct El Al flight route between Israel and Argentina starting in 2026, with Milei suggesting flights could begin in December.
• The direct flights aim to boost tourism, business, and people-to-people connections, with officials emphasizing the strategic importance of expanding Israel's aviation links to new continents.
• Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno agreed on several cooperative initiatives, including a $150 million credit line for Israeli businesses in Argentina, a counterterrorism memorandum, and an AI partnership agreement.
• The counterterrorism agreement focuses on preventing extremist activities through joint training, information sharing, and establishing a working group to implement these efforts.
• The AI cooperation will involve collaboration between Israel’s National Artificial Intelligence Headquarters and Argentina’s Science, Technology, and Innovation Ministry, focusing on supercomputing, AI applications in civilian sectors, human capital, and joint research.