Johnson was originally planning to visit Israel on June 22, but announced on June 16 that he would be postponing his visit due to the outbreak of the Israel-Iran war. Mike Johnson visited the West Bank,

Johnson is now highest ranking US official ever to visit settlement; while in Ariel, speaker reportedly says 'the mountains of Judea and Samaria were promised to the Jewish people'

The meeting followed an unprecedented official visit to the city of Ariel by a delegation of senior Trump administration officials and members of Congress led by Johnson. US House Speaker Mike Johnson took part in a historic meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Shiloh on Monday evening,