Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing criticism from across Israel's political spectrum on Tuesday after backing away from threats to strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut following pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump.
The backlash came after Trump said he had intervened directly to stop what he described as a planned Israeli operation against the Lebanese capital. In posts on Truth Social, Trump said he held a "productive call" with Netanyahu and claimed Israel had agreed not to carry out a "major raid" on Beirut.