This is the list of international prime ministerial trips made by Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel.
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Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | July 9–11, 1996 | Address to the US Congress | [1] |
![]() | July 19, 1996 | Working visit | [2] |
![]() | August 19, 1996 | Visiting the security belt in southern Lebanon | [3] |
![]() | August 24, 1997 | Working visit | [4] |
![]() | August 24–27, 1997 | [4] | |
![]() | August 28, 1997 | [5] | |
![]() | August 29, 1997 | First visit by an Israeli PM to Azerbaijan [6] |
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Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | May 18, 2009 | Discussions and working visit. | [7] |
![]() | June 24, 2009 | Discussion and working visit. | [8] |
![]() | August 25–26, 2009 | Discussions | [9] [10] |
![]() | August 26–27, 2009 | State visit | [11] |
![]() | September 13, 2009 | Discussions | [12] |
![]() | November 25, 2009 | State visit | [13] |
![]() | January 18, 2010 | Working visit | [14] |
![]() | March 24, 2010 | Discussions | [15] |
![]() | May 3, 2010 | Discussions | [16] |
![]() | May 27, 2010 | Working visit with President Nicolas Sarkozy | [17] |
![]() | May 28, 2010 | Discussions | [18] |
![]() | May 29-30, 2010 | State visit | [19] |
![]() | August 16, 2010 | First Visit by an Israeli Prime Minister | [20] |
![]() | September 1, 2010 | State visit and bilateral meeting with the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority | [21] |
![]() | October 27, 2010 | Working visit | [22] |
![]() | April 7, 2011 | First Visit by an Israeli Prime Minister | [23] |
![]() | May 4, 2011 | Working visit | [24] |
![]() | May 5, 2011 | Working visit | [25] |
![]() | May 24, 2011 | Address to the US Congress | [26] |
![]() | March 2–4, 2012 | State visit | [27] |
![]() | March 5, 2012 | Discussions | [28] |
![]() | July 9, 2012 | Meeting with Olympic athletes | [29] [30] |
![]() | September 26–27, 2012 | UNGA address | [31] |
![]() | October 31, 2012 | Discussions in Paris and visit in Toulouse | [32] |
![]() | December 5, 2012 | Discussions | [33] |
![]() | December 5–6, 2012 | State visit | [34] |
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Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | May 5–10, 2013 [a] | State visit | [35] |
![]() | June 12–13, 2013 | State visit | [36] |
![]() | November 20, 2013 | Discussions regarding Iran deal | [37] [38] |
![]() ![]() | December 1–2, 2013 | State visit | [39] |
![]() | January 23, 2014 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [40] |
![]() | March 4, 2014 | AIPAC policy conference | [41] |
![]() | May 11–14, 2014 | State visit | [42] [43] |
![]() | October 1, 2014 | Working Visit. | [7] |
![]() | December 15, 2014 | State visit | [44] |
![]() | January 11–12, 2015 | Charlie Hebdo and Hypercacher shooting memorial | [45] |
![]() | March 1–3, 2015 | Address to a joint session of the United States Congress and AIPAC | [46] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | 2014 | Discussions regarding Temple Mount tensions | [47] |
Since May 14, 2015, Netanyahu heads the thirty-fourth government of Israel, acting both as prime minister and minister of foreign affairs.
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | August 27–30, 2015 | Working visit | Netanyahu attended the Expo 2015 in Milan. [48] [49] |
![]() | September 9–10, 2015 | State visit | [50] [51] |
![]() | September 21, 2015 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [52] [53] |
![]() | October 1, 2015 | UNGA address | [54] |
![]() | October 21, 2015 | State visit | [55] |
![]() | November 8–11, 2015 | Discussions | [56] |
![]() | November 30, 2015 | Working visit | Netanyahu attended Paris Climate Conference. [57] |
![]() | January 20–21, 2016 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [58] |
![]() | January 28, 2016 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [59] |
![]() | February 15–17, 2016 | Government-to-government meetings | [60] |
![]() | April 21, 2016 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [61] [62] |
![]() | June 6–7, 2016 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War, marking 25 years of Israel–Russia relations | [63] |
![]() | June 26–28, 2016 | State visit | [64] [65] |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | July 4–7, 2016 | State visit | First visit to Africa by an Israeli PM in 30 years [66] |
![]() | September 6–7, 2016 | State visit | [67] |
![]() ![]() | September 20–26, 2016 | Discussions with US officials UNGA address | [68] |
![]() ![]() | December 13–14, 2016 | State visit | First visit by an Israeli PM to Kazakhstan and second to Azerbaijan [69] |
![]() | February 6, 2017 | Discussions | [70] |
![]() | February 13–17, 2017 | State visit | [71] |
![]() | February 19–21, 2017 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited Singapore [72] |
![]() | February 22–25, 2017 | First time an Israeli PM visited Australia [73] | |
![]() | March 9, 2017 | Discussions regarding the Syrian civil war | [74] |
![]() | March 20–21, 2017 [b] | State visit | [75] |
![]() | June 4, 2017 | Summit of ECOWAS leaders | [76] |
![]() | June 14, 2017 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [77] |
![]() ![]() | June 30 – July 2, 2017 | Working visit and Funeral of former German chancellor Kohl | [78] [79] |
![]() ![]() | July 15–19, 2017 | State visit | [80] |
![]() | August 23, 2017 | Discussions regarding the Syrian civil war | [81] |
![]() | September 10–19, 2017 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited South America [82] |
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![]() | November 2–5, 2017 | Marking Balfour Declaration centenary | [83] |
![]() | November 28, 2017 | State visit, meeting with 11 African leaders | [84] |
![]() ![]() | December 10–11, 2017 | State visit | [85] [86] |
![]() | January 14–19, 2018 | State visit | [87] [88] |
![]() | January 23–26, 2018 | World Economic Forum in Davos | [89] |
![]() | January 29, 2018 | Discussions regarding Iran | [90] |
![]() | February 16–18, 2018 | Munich Security Conference | [91] |
![]() | March 4–8, 2018 | State visit, AIPAC conference | [92] |
![]() | May 8, 2018 | Cyprus–Greece–Israel trilateral summit | [93] |
![]() | May 9, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | Netanyahu attended the 2018 Moscow Victory Day Parade. [94] |
![]() ![]() ![]() | June 4–6, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Iran nuclear deal | [95] |
![]() | June 18, 2018 | Discussions | [96] |
![]() | July 11, 2018 | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | Netanyahu and Russian president Vladimir Putin watched the 2018 FIFA World Cup semi-final game between Croatia and England. [97] [98] |
![]() | August 23–25, 2018 | State visit | First time an Israeli PM visited Lithuania. [99] [100] |
![]() | September 25–30, 2018 | UNGA address | [101] |
![]() | October 25–26, 2018 | Official visit | First meeting of this kind since 1996. [102] [103] |
![]() | November 1–2, 2018 | Discussions with Craiova Group | [104] |
![]() | November 11–12, 2018 | Paris Peace Forum | Netanyahu cut his trip short, returning to Israel on November 11 overnight due to events in Gaza. [105] [106] |
![]() | December 28, 2018 – January 2, 2019 [b] | State visit and participation in presidential inauguration of Jair Bolsonaro | First time an Israeli PM visited Brazil [107] |
![]() | January 20, 2019 [b] | Re-establishment of diplomatic ties | First time an Israeli PM visited Chad [108] |
![]() | February 27, 2019 [b] | Discussions regarding the Syrian Civil War | [109] |
![]() | March 25, 2019 | State visit | [110] |
![]() | August 18–19, 2019 | State Visit | [111] |
![]() | September 5, 2019 | Discussion regarding Iran | [112] |
![]() | September 12, 2019 | Discussions on cooperation between Israeli and Russian forces operating in Syria | [113] |
![]() | January 2, 2020 | Discussions to sign gas pipeline deal with Cyprus | [114] |
![]() | January 28, 2020 | Discussions on Middle East peace plan | [115] |
![]() | January 30, 2020 | Discussions on Middle East peace plan | [116] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | 2016 | Egypt–Israel–Jordan summit | [96] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | 15 September 2020 | Signing of Abraham Accords peace agreement between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, brokered by the United States. | |
![]() | 22 November 2020 | Talks with American and Saudi officials. Trip made public only upon return. | [117] |
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes |
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![]() | January 24, 2023 | Strategic, security and economic cooperation | [118] |
![]() | February 2, 2023 | State visit | [119] |
![]() | March 4, 2023 | State visit | [120] |
![]() | March 16, 2023 | State visit | [121] |
![]() | March 24, 2023 | State visit | [122] |
![]() | September 3, 2023 | State visit | [123] |
![]() | September 19–26, 2023 | UNGA Address | [124] |
![]() | July 22–27, 2024 | Address a Joint session of Congress, meetings with President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republican nominee former president Donald Trump | [125] [126] |
![]() | September 26–27, 2024 | UNGA Address. Trip cut short following the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike. | [127] [128] |
On November 21, 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu, severely limiting his options for traveling outside Israel without the risk of being arrested. Formally, all 124 countries who are parties to the Rome Statute are obligated to arrest him upon entry. The arrest warrant also complicates his ability to travel to countries that are not parties to the Rome Statute, due to the risk of an emergency landing during the trip in a country that is a party to the statute. [129] When he did fly to the United States in February 2025, Netanyahu's plane flew a path that was longer than usual in order to fly over American military bases in case he needed to make an emergency stop for medical reasons. [130] [c]
Although Hungary was a party to the Rome Statute, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán publicly declared that he will not arrest Netanyahu if he arrived in Hungary for a visit. [131] Orban announced Hungary's departure from the Rome Statute when Netanyahu came to visit in April 2025. [132] Just prior to the announcement, the ICC sent Hungary a request for Netanyahu's extradition. [133]
Both Poland and Italy privately assured Israeli officials that should Netanyahu arrive in their country, they would use the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations to avoid extraditing him to the ICC. [134] After winning the election in 2025, Friedrich Merz publicly announced that he "would find a way" for Netanyahu to visit Germany "without being arrested under the warrant by the International Criminal Court". [135]
In mid-December 2024, reports surfaced that Netanyahu had gone to Cairo to attend ceasefire negotiations for the Gaza war. Netanyahu's office denied the reports, saying that on the day in question, Netanyahu was actually visiting Syrian territory invaded by Israel following the fall of the Assad regime. [136]
Country | Dates | Purpose | Notes | ICC warrant issues |
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![]() | February 3–8, 2025 | Discuss with Trump the Phase 2 of the 2025 Gaza war ceasefire. | First meeting by Donald Trump with a foreign leader during his second term [137] [138] | United States is not a party to the Rome Statute. |
![]() | April 2–6, 2025 | Meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán | Hungary announced its intention to withdraw from the Rome Statute during the trip. [132] | |
![]() | April 7–9, 2025 | Discussion of the impacts of the tariffs announced by Trump on Israel | First foreign leader to negotiate a deal with Trump to remove tariffs. [139] | United States is not a party to the Rome Statute. |
![]() | July 7-9, 2025 | Ceasefire and regional diplomacy | [140] | United States is not a party to the Rome Statute. |