{"id":483072,"date":"2026-06-09T00:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/483072\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T00:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T00:05:15","slug":"donald-trump-israel-tensions-almost-got-into-a-fight-donald-trump-netanyahu-tensions-flare-over-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/483072\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Israel Tensions: ‘Almost got into a fight\u2019: Donald Trump-Netanyahu tensions flare over Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"'Almost Tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> reportedly flared over Israel\u2019s military actions in Lebanon, with a senior US envoy suggesting the two leaders nearly came to a direct confrontation over the issue.According to Al Jazeera, US ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa said Trump and Netanyahu had sharp disagreements over recent regional escalations, including Israeli strikes in Beirut\u2019s suburbs and missile exchanges involving Iran and Israel.Speaking after meeting Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, Issa said the developments carried a \u201cpolitical message,\u201d adding that \u201cwe in the United States decided that the confrontation does not expand more\u201d .Issa also suggested unusually tense exchanges between Washington and Tel Aviv, stating that Trump follows developments in Lebanon closely and adding in Arabic that the US president \u201calmost got into a fight with Netanyahu over Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump pushed Netanyahu to avoid escalation<\/p>\n

The comments come amid multiple reports of friction between Trump and Netanyahu over how far Israel should go in responding to Iranian missile attacks and regional strikes.According to Axios, Trump directly told Netanyahu in a call on Sunday not to retaliate against Iran\u2019s missile attack and to allow more time for diplomatic efforts.A senior US official told the outlet that Trump also urged restraint because \u201cwe are close to doing something good in terms of a deal,\u201d adding that the President believes it is not the right moment to escalate.The official further said Netanyahu \u201cpushed back but ultimately \u2018pseudo agreed\u2019 to stand down,\u201d while describing the conversation as calmer than earlier exchanges, noting Trump did not raise his voice.Separately, Trump has been quoted telling the Financial Times that Netanyahu \u201cwon\u2019t have any choice\u201d but to accept a US-brokered deal with Iran, adding, \u201cI call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn\u2019t call the shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

Latest call between Trump and Netanyahu<\/p>\n

Trump called Netanyahu on Monday after renewed exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran, with a White House official confirming the conversation but providing no further details.A US official told Al Jazeera the call took place in the last couple of hours, with Trump reportedly urging Israel to halt further attacks as concerns grew that ongoing negotiations with Iran could be derailed.The relationship between the two leaders has grown increasingly strained recently, with Trump previously calling Netanyahu \u201ccrazy\u201d in another phone call.Earlier today, Trump posted on Truth Social: \u201cIsrael and Iran must immediately stop \u2018shooting\u2019,\u201d as renewed strikes raised fears of a broader regional war.<\/p>\n

Renewed Israel-Iran exchanges heighten tensions<\/p>\n

The reported rift comes against the backdrop of renewed fighting between Israel and Iran, which raised fears of a wider regional war after a brief ceasefire earlier this year began to unravel.Iran and Israel exchanged missile and air strikes across multiple cities, including reported explosions in Tehran, Tabriz, Karaj and Isfahan, while Israeli strikes reportedly hit sites inside Iran, including a petrochemical facility.Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted Israeli military bases in response, while air raid sirens and interceptions were reported across Israel.Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels also claimed involvement, saying they launched a missile at Israel and warning of disruptions to Red Sea shipping routes, further widening the scope of the escalation.<\/p>\n

Trump urges halt to fighting, signals ceasefire push<\/p>\n

Amid the renewed hostilities, Trump publicly called for restraint. Posting on Truth Social, he wrote, \u201cIsrael and Iran must immediately stop \u2018shooting.\u2019\u201dTrump said the two sides were \u201clooking to do an immediate ceasefire,\u201d and that \u201cfinal negotiations on \u2018Peace\u2019 are proceeding,\u201d while warning that progress could be undermined by \u201cignorance or stupidity getting in its way.\u201dSoon after his remarks, Iran\u2019s unified armed forces command announced an end to its current military operations against Israel.However, Tehran also warned of harsher responses if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continue.Similarly, Israel also halted hostilities but warned that if Iran resumes military action, it would respond with \u201cfull force.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly flared over Israel\u2019s military actions…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[223670,42,223674,223676,223672,223673,2897,223671,43,40,38,41,39,223675,43442,64274],"class_list":["post-483072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-donald-trump-israel-tensions","tag-headlines","tag-iran-israel-military-action","tag-iran-missile-attacks","tag-israeli-strikes-in-lebanon","tag-middle-east-ceasefire-negotiations","tag-netanyahu","tag-netanyahu-lebanon-conflict","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories","tag-trump-call-for-peace-israel-iran","tag-trump-netanyahu-phone-call","tag-us-israel-relations"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}