Overview

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented U.S. Senator John Fetterman with a silver-plated beeper during a meeting in Jerusalem on March 19, 2025.
• The gift commemorates Israel's 2024 pager operation targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon, which killed militants and civilians and drew international criticism.
• Fetterman, a vocal supporter of Israel, reiterated his approval of the operation, calling it a clever and effective military strategy.
• Netanyahu has previously used similar symbolic gifts, including a gold-plated pager given to former President Donald Trump in February 2025.
• Fetterman reciprocated with a framed news article about a Philadelphia memorial dedicated to Netanyahu's late brother, Yoni Netanyahu.