Netanyahu (center) holds an impromptu meeting with Obama and Kerry at climate conference. Photo: Prime Minister’s Office.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held an important meeting with US President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry at the climate change conference being held in Paris, Israel’s Channel 10 reported on Monday.

According to the report, the impromptu meeting lasted about 10 minutes, on the sidelines of the 2015 United Nations Conference on Climate Change.

Netanyahu was also seen shaking hands with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the first face-to-face encounter the two leaders have had since 2010.