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Trump blasts Netanyahu over Lebanon escalation, blocks Beirut strike: Report
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Trump blasts Netanyahu over Lebanon escalation, blocks Beirut strike: Report

US President Donald Trump sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s recent military escalation in Lebanon during a tense phone call on Monday, Axios reported, citing two US officials and a third source briefed on the conversation.According to the report, Trump lashed out at Netanyahu in an expletive-filled exchange, accusing the Israeli leader of escalating the conflict and jeopardizing ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.The report said Trump called Netanyahu “crazy” and accused him of ingratitude. Two sources told Axios that Trump also referenced Netanyahu’s ongoing corruption trial and “claimed he’d helped keep Netanyahu out of jail.”One US official quoted by Axios summarized Trump’s remarks as saying: “You’re f***ing crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of

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