Trump, Israel and Netanyahu
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Trump's reportedly explosive conversation with the Israeli leader resulted in a quick pivot from Netanyahu's office.
President Donald Trump reportedly erupted at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a tense phone call over escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah. War in the Middle EastAccording to Axios,
President Donald Trump cursed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a roughly 15-minute phone call on Monday, multiple sources familiar with the call told ABC News, with the president angered by Israel's escalation in Lebanon and its potential to imperil the administration's ongoing negotiations with Iran.
President Donald Trump has spent months projecting confidence that a deal to end the Iran conflict is within reach. Israel’s determination to press ahead with its own objectives underscores his tenuous control over the outcome of the crisis.
The president reportedly swore at the Israeli prime minister over his country’s escalating attacks in Lebanon.
Donald Trump reportedly called Benjamin Netanyahu “f***ing crazy” during an angry phone call with the Israeli leader. According to a report by the Axios website, Trump berated Netanyahu over Israel’s bombing of Lebanon.
Within hours of US President Donald Trump forcing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abandon a plan to bomb south Beirut, Israel’s parliament began preparing for elections — highlighting the combustible interplay between war and politics facing the premier.
Trump said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and separately spoke with Hezbollah “through highly placed Representatives.” “There will be no Troops going to Beirut” and the Iran-backed proxy “agreed that all shooting will stop,