Trump-Netanyahu tensions: Have Israeli and US leaders clashed before?
Key takeaways
- Media have often reported about rifts between Israeli and American leaders, but it has not changed US policy towards Israel.
- Israel has continued to bomb Lebanon in what appears to be a violation of the deal formally signed on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian.
- Trump has expressed his displeasure at the continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon.
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Media have often reported about rifts between Israeli and American leaders, but it has not changed US policy towards Israel.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US President Donald Trump, right, greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a joint news conference at the White House in Washington, DC, the US, on February 15, 2017 [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters]By Yashraj Sharma Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026The deal between the United States and Iran to end the US-Israel war on Iran has faced fierce opposition from Israel, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel has continued to bomb Lebanon in what appears to be a violation of the deal formally signed on Wednesday by US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Trump has expressed his displeasure at the continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon. Netanyahu “has to be more responsible” in Lebanon, the US president said at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France on Tuesday. “I’m not happy” with Israel’s invasion and handling of Hezbollah, he said.