Axios reported on Monday that Trump scolded Netanyahu over Israel’s escalation of hostilities in Lebanon in an “expletive-laden” call, citing two U.S. officials and a third source briefed on the call.
Another source briefed on the call told Axios that the U.S. President was “pissed” and at one point yelled to Netanyahu, “What the f-ck are you doing?”
Semi-official state news agency Tasnim reported that Tehran was prepared to suspend talks with the U.S. on Monday after Netanyahu ordered an attack on a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut in retaliation for alleged attacks on Israel by Hezbollah.
Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, have said that Israeli attacks on Lebanon would also violate the ceasefire the U.S. and Iran agreed to in April. “The ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” Araghchi posted on social media. “Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts. The U.S. and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation.”
Axios sources also said that Trump, in the call, claimed he helped keep Netanyahu out of prison. The U.S. President has vocally supported the Israeli leader amid domestic challenges Netanyahu faces—including an ongoing corruption trial.
In a statement on Monday afternoon, the Lebanese Embassy in Washington said Hezbollah had accepted the terms of a U.S. proposal “for a reciprocal cessation of attacks.” Under the proposal, the statement said, “Israeli strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs would cease in exchange for Hezbollah refraining from carrying out attacks against Israel, with the ceasefire framework to be expanded to encompass all Lebanese territories.”
Netanyahu, in a post on social media, said in his own statement that Israeli forces will continue to operate “as planned” in southern Lebanon, and that he told Trump “if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our cities and citizens—Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut.”
But some in Israel were roiled by Trump’s declaration of a partial ceasefire in Lebanon. Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, addressed Netanyahu on social media, saying that it was necessary to strike Hezbollah and that “This is the time to tell our friend, President Trump—'no'.”
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