Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu call: US President reportedly calls Isreali PM ‘crazy’ over Lebanon move
US President Donald Trump reportedly called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” in a tense phone call regarding the worsening situation in the Middle East.
During the meeting, which Mr. Trump announced took place on Monday, he reportedly angrily approached the Israeli Prime Minister, calling him ungrateful and claiming that if it weren’t for him, he would have gone to jail.
“You’re crazy. If it weren’t for me, you’d be in jail. I’m saving your ass,” Mr. Trump reportedly said during the call. axiosHe cited a US official.
“Everyone hates you now. That’s why everyone hates Israel,” he added, according to the report.
The source said the source said Mr. Trump “empowered” Mr. Netanyahu during the tense phone call, adding: “Bibi said, ‘Okay, okay, make sure everything is taken care of.'”
both axios And Times of Israel He said Netanyahu’s office did not respond to a request for comment on the reported call.
The explosive allegations emerge as Mr Trump seeks to prevent tensions in the Middle East from reigniting.
Recently, Hezbollah and Israel have been carrying out mutual attacks.
Iranian state media reported on Monday that Tehran withdrew from US-Iran ceasefire talks due to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and a deep military operation against Lebanon.
Mr. Trump now claims that Israel has turned away its troops and will stop attacking Hezbollah. The US President also announced that he met with the terrorist organization Hezbollah and that Hezbollah agreed to stop hitting Israel.
Mr. Netanyahu has publicly said that the Israel Defense Forces will continue to operate in southern Lebanon.
“I spoke with President Trump tonight and told him that Israel will attack terrorist targets in Beirut if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities and our citizens,” he said in a statement. “This stance will not change. In parallel, the Israeli Armed Forces will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon.”
Mr. Trump’s version was very different.
“I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today asking him not to go on a major raid on Beirut, Lebanon,” Mr. Trump wrote to X.
“He turned his troops back. Thank you, Bibi!”
“I also met with representatives of Hezbollah Leaders and they agreed to stop shooting at Israel and its soldiers.
“Likewise, Israel has agreed to stop shooting at them. Let’s see how long this lasts – I hope it lasts forever!”
Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli Minister of National Security and President of Otzma Yehudit, told Mr. Netanyahu that now is the time to say no to Trump’s demands.
“Mr. Prime Minister, you said that a strong prime minister says ‘yes’ to the President of the United States when possible and ‘no’ when necessary. Now is the time to say ‘no’ to our friend President Trump,” he wrote to X.
“Now is the time to do what is necessary and necessary to strike Hezbollah, free the hands of our fighters and ensure security in the north.”
Tehran has yet to respond to Mr Trump’s claims that Israel will not continue its Beirut raid, but the US President believes a ceasefire agreement can still be reached soon.
“Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran continue rapidly. Thank you for your interest in this issue!” He said on Truth Social.
