Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump publicly urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to adopt a "softer touch" in military actions against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon Wednesday, marking his latest rebuke to his partner in the conflict against Iran.Trump and Netanyahu have previously disagreed over Israel's aggressive pursuit of Iran-backed Hezbollah, which is a key point in a limited interim agreement between the US and Iran.Speaking at the G7 summit, Trump called Netanyahu "an amazing prime minister” who "gets a little excited sometimes." He continued, "We have a little dispute over Lebanon. I say you can do a little softer touch, Bibi. You don't have to knock down a building every time somebody walks into it that's from Hezbollah."Trump also confirmed he had sent Netanyahu a copy of the "memorandum of understanding" reached with Iran after earlier reports suggested Israel's request to review it was denied.The memorandum is intended to facilitate broader peace talks between the United States and Iran, which are scheduled to commence in Switzerland on Friday.In fullIran-US war latest: Details of Trump’s peace deal released after president says he prevented ‘economic catastrophe’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump urges ‘amazing’ Netanyahu to use a ‘softer touch’ with Hezbollah
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyleUS President Donald Trump publicly urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to adopt a "softer touch" in military actions against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon Wednesday, marking his latest rebuke to his partner in the conflict against Iran.Trump and Netanyahu have previously disagreed over Israel's aggressive pursuit of Iran-backed Hezbollah, which is a key point in a limited interim agreement between the US and Iran.Speaking at the G7 summit, Trump called Netanyahu "an amazing prime minister” who "gets a little excited sometimes." He continued, "We have a little dispute over Lebanon. I say you can do a little softer touch, Bibi. You don't have to knock down a building every time somebody walks into it that's from Hezbollah."Trump also confirmed he had sent Netanyahu a copy of the "memorandum of understanding" reached with Iran after earlier reports suggested Israel's request to review it was denied.The memorandum is intended to facilitate broader peace talks between the United States and Iran, which are scheduled to commence in Switzerland on Friday.In fullIran-US war latest: Details of Trump’s peace deal released after president says he prevented ‘economic catastrophe’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
