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Trump confirms calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ over constant fights with Lebanon

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The HillBJun 3, 3:01 PM

Trump confirms calling Netanyahu ‘crazy’ over constant fights with Lebanon

President Trump confirmed he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “f—king crazy” during a heated phone conversation earlier this week, citing frustrations with Israel’s military operations

Al JazeeraBJun 3, 5:07 PM

Netanyahu downplays US-Israel rift after Trump confirms criticism

US president acknowledges he had harsh words for Netanyahu over Lebanon attacks but says he 'likes' the Israeli leader.

BBC NewsAJun 3, 8:28 PM

'Crazy' phone call between Trump and Netanyahu complicates Iran talks

Israel's PM laughed off reports of friction, but he has tested the patience of other US presidents.

AxiosAJun 1, 7:02 PM

Trump reins in Netanyahu over Lebanon after Iran threatens to quit talks

President Trump on Monday hit the brakes on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to bomb Hezbollah targets in Beirut after Iran threatened to abandon its negotiations with the U.S. over Is

AxiosAJun 3, 12:12 PM

Trump confirms profanity-laced Netanyahu call over Lebanon

President Trump confirmed on Wednesday that he sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Lebanon during a tense call, as Axios first reported. Why it matters: Trump's confirma

AxiosAJun 1, 9:46 PM

"You're fucking crazy": Trump fumes at Netanyahu in call on Lebanon

President Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's escalation in Lebanon in an expletive-laden call on Monday, two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the c

Christian Science MonitorAJun 3, 9:24 PM

Echoes of 1982 Lebanon War, as Israel retakes Beaufort Castle

Israeli troops have seized control over a medieval fortress in southern Lebanon called Beaufort Castle, but not for the first time. Israel’s military first took the site back in 1982.

AxiosAJun 1, 4:13 AM

U.S. push for Lebanon ceasefire stalls as Israel eyes Beirut strikes

The latest U.S. push for a ceasefire in Lebanon has fizzled just as Israel is expanding its ground invasion and seeking a U.S. green light to conduct massive strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, so

AxiosAJun 1, 3:30 PM

Lebanese official told U.S. that Hezbollah ready for full ceasefire with Israel

The speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, told the Trump administration on Sunday that Hezbollah is ready for a full and immediate ceasefire with Israel and pledged to guarantee its impleme

The HillBJun 3, 8:46 PM

Iran uses Lebanon as wedge between Trump and Israel

Iran is using Lebanon as leverage in peace talks with the U.S., exploiting tensions between President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in the process.  Trump held two e

Al JazeeraBJun 3, 7:55 PM

Israel’s decades-long history of invading Lebanon

Israel has invaded Lebanon for the sixth time in 48 years. Al Jazeera’s Hala Al Shami outlines this history.

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