According to information revealed by the website Axios, United States President Donald Trump had a very difficult telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday
The discussion became so heated that Trump used strong words and even cursed the Israeli leader, forcing Israel to cancel a planned air strike against Lebanon’s capital, Beirut.
It all started when Iran threatened to abandon diplomatic negotiations with the United States because of Israel’s military operations in Lebanon.
Trump, who wanted to protect these sensitive conversations, called Netanyahu and demanded that Israel stop the bombing plans.
According to American sources, the American president lost his temper and told Netanyahu that he was “crazy”, criticizing him for not showing gratitude.
Trump reminded the prime minister that he had publicly supported him during his corruption trial in Israel and helped keep him out of prison.
One of the phrases reported was: “You are f”ing crazy.
You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me.
I’m saving your skin.
Everyone hates you now.
Everybody hates Israel because of this.” At another point, Trump reportedly shouted, “What the hell are you doing””
Advisors explain that Trump recognizes Israel’s right to defend itself against Hezbollah rockets, but considers that recent actions, including the ground incursion into southern Lebanon, have gone too far and are harming negotiations with Iran.
Although the two leaders have had difficult conversations in the past, this has been described as one of the worst since Trump’s return to the White House.
After the call, Netanyahu said Israel would continue ground operations in southern Lebanon and would attack targets in Beirut if Hezbollah did not stop provocations.
However, he eventually retreated from the planned attack on Beirut.
Trump, in turn, posted messages on social media thanking Netanyahu for “turning the troops around” and expressing hope that the ceasefire in Lebanon would last forever.
Behind the scenes, American sources describe the conversation as a moment in which Trump “overstepped” Netanyahu, who reportedly responded something like “OK, OK, just make sure everything gets resolved.”
This episode shows the tension between the two traditional allies, amid diplomatic efforts to calm the region.
Netanyahu declined to comment on reports of the call.
Published in 06/02/2026 08h39
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