Afghanistan, July 21 -- US President Donald Trump said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested in the United States, after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city was examining whether it had legal authority to detain him if he visits New York.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would not be arrested while in the United States, responding to growing debate over whether New York authorities could detain him if he visits the city.

In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said Netanyahu would not be arrested in the United States "under any circumstances."

Trump did not directly mention New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the post. He also praised Israel for w...