Trump declines public offer from Netanyahu to accompany him to Western Wall

Trump, due to be the first sitting US president to visit the Western Wall, publicly declined an offer from Netanyahu to accompany him on his visit to the holy site, Al Jazeera has reported.

Netanyahu’s team had earlier asked if the Israeli PM could join Trump, to which a US diplomat replied that the trip was private.

The US official reportedly said Israel did not have jurisdiction in the area and that Netanyahu was not welcome to accompany Trump there.