Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu halted a planned large-scale strike on Iran on Monday after President Donald Trump urged him to avoid further escalation, according to Israeli and U.S. officials, in the latest sign of growing tension between the two leaders over the direction of the conflict in the Middle East.
According to reporting from The Times of Israel, Israeli fighter jets were reportedly already preparing for takeoff when Trump called Netanyahu and pressed him to cancel the operation. The planned attack came after Iran launched missile strikes against northern Israel following Israeli attacks on Hezbollah targets in Beirut over the weekend.
