Trump Reportedly Calls Netanyahu ‘Crazy,’ Pushes Israeli Leader to Back Down on Beirut Attack
Israel’s hostilities against Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire agreement, threatened to upend U.S. efforts toward a peace pact with Iran.

President Trump announced following his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday that there will be no Israeli troops heading to Beirut and any troops that were on their way to the city have been ordered to retreat. Israel had ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital and ordered troops…
Israel’s hostilities against Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire agreement, threatened to upend U.S. efforts toward a peace pact with Iran.
President Donald Trump’s heavy pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hasn’t gone over well in some sectors of Israeli society, with some Israeli officials starting to speak out against the president. After Trump got Netanyahu to call off renewed attacks against Beirut, the right wing of Netanyahu’s coalition voiced their collective outrage,…