Trump Yelling at Netanyahu Before Gaza Deal: Everyone is Tired of You

SadaNews Translation - A tense phone call between U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was revealed just days before the official announcement of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip during October of last year.

This was disclosed in a new book released in the United States authored by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman, a White House correspondent, and Jonathan Swan, which discusses the first year of Trump's second term.

According to Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth's report, translated by SadaNews, Trump hurled severe insults at Netanyahu during a call just days before the agreement.

Trump told Netanyahu during the group call, which also included envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, "Everyone is tired of you, Bibi... Every Jew is tired of you, even the two Jews on the line with us are tired of you."

According to the book's authors, which was published today, the call took place before the first prisoner exchange deal.

The book states that the tense call occurred during United Nations General Assembly meetings last September, when Trump was promoting his 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza that erupted following Hamas's attack on October 7.

The book describes the two tense weeks leading up to the agreement, starting with Jared Kushner's anger at the Israeli government after the Israeli army carried out an airstrike on Hamas leadership in Qatar.

The attack took place on September 9, just a day after Kushner and Steve Witkoff met at Witkoff's home in Miami with Ron Dermer, Netanyahu's chief advisor, to discuss plans for the following day in Gaza.

Kushner and Witkoff informed White House officials that "Dermer lied to us" following the Doha attacks.

According to Haberman and Swan, the Qataris initially responded by abandoning their desire to help Israel, and Kushner felt similarly, telling a close associate at the time, "I'm out of the game; the Israelis are crazy," before he backtracked, realizing that the crisis might provide an opportunity to curb Netanyahu after nearly two years of war, and later crafted a draft of the document that became Trump's peace plan.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, Kushner and Witkoff met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and explained to Al Thani that he had two options: either increase the isolation of Israel, a step the Americans described as "logical and understandable" under the current circumstances, or use the situation as leverage to force Israel to negotiate.

Al Thani took Kushner's laptop and began making direct edits to the draft document.

According to the book's authors, as translated by SadaNews, Trump presented the agreement to Arab and Muslim leaders before presenting it to Netanyahu, while Witkoff and Kushner warned White House Chief of Staff Suzy Wells that Netanyahu might try to contact the president to derail the plan, and when Netanyahu finally called the White House, Wells was concerned that he might convince the president, so she directed Kushner and Witkoff to the call, and they remained on the line with Trump and Netanyahu, and as soon as Trump joined the call, he began yelling sharp phrases at Netanyahu.

Trump told Netanyahu, "You can't back out of this... I am the best friend Israel has ever had, and everyone hates you, and I stood by you."

Trump added, "This is a great deal" for Israel. Netanyahu replied that he would agree to the deal.

Later, the two leaders announced this step together at a joint press conference two days later, although the deal was not yet official, and they presented a united front, with Trump saying that Netanyahu would have his full support to continue the war if Hamas did not agree to the deal, and on the evening of October 8, the agreement was finally signed, and shortly afterward, the remaining twenty hostages in Gaza were released in batches.

The book also highlights other details, including Trump's descriptions in other events recounted in excerpts from the book, calling Netanyahu a "fraud" and stating he never wanted to make peace.