A reported phone call between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has exposed fresh tensions between the two allies as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah threatens to widen.
According to multiple US officials cited by Axios, Trump erupted during a private conversation on 1 June, accusing Netanyahu of jeopardising diplomatic efforts in the region. Hours later, Netanyahu publicly reaffirmed Israel's readiness to strike Beirut if attacks continued, offering the clearest indication yet of how he responded to Trump's reported intervention.