Revealing the Background of the Difficult Phone Conversations Between Netanyahu and Trump

Translation by SadaNews - Channel 12 revealed on Tuesday evening the background of two difficult phone calls made by U.S. President Donald Trump with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The channel noted, as translated by SadaNews, that there was actually a third call between the two sides that was not disclosed to the media, during which they agreed that Israel would issue a statement ordering the evacuation of the southern suburb as a threat only and not with the intention to implement it, aiming to influence Hezbollah to cease fire and use it to affect the Lebanese government, as revealed by two informed sources to the channel.

It indicated that a limited number of senior officials in Israel were updated on the details of this call and the understandings between Netanyahu and Trump.

The channel pointed out that yesterday the Trump administration understood, based on Netanyahu and Katz's announcement of an intention to attack in Beirut, that Netanyahu was using this understanding to turn the threat into reality by executing that threat. At that point, the Trump administration intervened and halted the planned attacks, leading to a difficult call between Netanyahu and Trump especially after the Iranians threatened to attack the north.

The channel stated: the matter did not end there... after the call between the two, at 10:30 PM, Netanyahu issued a statement claiming that he told Trump that if Hezbollah did not stop firing at Israeli civilians and cities, Israel would attack targets in Beirut, which angered Trump, and a second call took place that also had a sharp tone.

Meanwhile, Israeli political sources told Channel 13 that this call was among the most difficult and tense conversations between Netanyahu and Trump since he was elected President of the United States.

In contrast, Netanyahu's close associates insist that this conversation "created a new equation." According to their statements, as translated by SadaNews.