Benjamin Netanyahu has appeared on American TV to urge Donald Trump not to sell jet fighters to Türkiye, adding to a growing list of tensions between the leaders.The US president had earlier said he would consider reversing a US ban on selling F-35 jets to Türkiye. "Turkey has been in many ways much more loyal than other countries that we think would be loyal," Mr Trump said.He made the comments in Türkiye, where he is attending a NATO summit, during a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan."Many people, including the people who are sitting here, think, 'Why wouldn't we do that?'" Mr Trump said. "It's certainly something we will consider."Mr Erdoğan went further, saying the US had promised Türkiye five of the aircraft.Several hours later, the Israeli prime minister appeared on CNN to warn against the move."It would destroy the power balance in the Middle East because Turkey, I think, has aggressive aspirations," Mr Netanyahu said.Donald Trump held a meeting with Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the NATO summit in Ankara. (Reuters: Emrah Gurel)"This is not a force for peace and stability … this kind of radical regime that, admittedly, smiles to America when it is necessary, or smiles to the president of the United States when it's necessary, when you're given that power, you're going to see aggression in its wake."Mr Netanyahu said he had also spoken directly to Mr Trump several times about the issue."I think everyone understands that, notwithstanding the personal friendship that President Trump has with Erdoğan, it doesn't make Turkey a friendly state to the United States."'Occasional disagreements'It follows a series of disputes between the two men, including over their strategy for the war on Iran and Israel's attacks in Lebanon, which have threatened to derail peace talks with Iran.Last month, after Israeli bombings in Beirut, Mr Trump reportedly yelled at Mr Netanyahu over the phone: "You're f***ing crazy … I'm saving your ass. Everybody hates you now."Mr Netanyahu is subject to an International Criminal Court arrest warrant for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes in Gaza, where a UN commission of inquiry has found Israel committed genocide.The US president's efforts to negotiate a peace deal with Iran have also been criticised by some members of Israel's government. The Netanyahu government and the Israeli military were furious to learn the first clause in the interim deal between Washington and Tehran demanded an end to all fighting, including in Lebanon, and respect for Lebanon's territorial integrity.US Vice-President JD Vance last month responded to the criticisms by saying: "If I were in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world."Mr Netanyahu said he and Mr Trump had "occasional disagreements", but were both doing what was right for their respective countries. "Most of the time, these things are identical," he said."On the big things, we see eye to eye," he told CNN. "Sometimes we see things a little bit differently. You're a big country, you're far away, we're a small country, beleaguered, and close to these regimes that want to destroy us."Diplomatic relations between Israel and Türkiye have plumbed new depths in the last few years. The Erdoğan government is one of the most vocal critics of Israel's conduct across the region, particularly in Gaza.Mr Erdoğan has said Israel posed a threat to Türkiye and described Zionism as a "genocidal, occupying, and expansionist ideology". His foreign minister labelled Israel as "the world's problem" and a "burden" for humanity.Netanyahu blames TikTok for dropping supportThe Israeli prime minister does not give many interviews, and when he does, it is often to networks or journalists seen as more favourable to the Netanyahu brand and Israel.Mr Netanyahu holds even fewer press conferences.His appearance on CNN was more wide-ranging than other appearances last week, including on Fox News and Israel's Channel 14.Mr Netanyahu was asked whether he takes responsibility for changing perceptions of Israel and a decline in support, particularly in the US, which is the country's chief backer.But instead of reflecting on the actions and decisions of his government, he suggested other factors were at play."The one correlation you see, which is almost a perfect correlation, is the concentration of TikTok and other social media in the United States," he said."As the penetration increases, the support for Israel decreases, and let me tell you something else, the support for America decreases."And organisations that have penetrated the social media have abused them by putting in bot farms and other things, especially directed at young Americans, not only to hate Israel, but also to hate America."CNN's Dana Bash pushed Mr Netanyahu on whether he was saying he took no responsibility, pointing to the ongoing war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis in the strip as one example of his government's policies."I think that what you're raising is, how do you fight a war in the digital age," he replied.Mr Netanyahu then claimed other countries, such as the US, would have hit their enemies even harder than Israel had if faced with a similar crisis as Hamas's deadly October 7, 2023 terror attacks.1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage when Hamas fighters poured over the Gaza border and into Israel.Since then, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes, among them thousands of women and children, and much of the strip has been razed to the ground.More than 1,000 have been killed since the ceasefire in Gaza was announced in October last year.Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are living in ramshackle tent camps, and humanitarian agencies have continued to warn there are serious shortages of some aid entering the strip.In recent weeks, a UN commission said Israeli soldiers were deliberately targeting and killing children in Gaza.Israel rejected the report, and said the UN refused to consider the impact of October 7 on Israeli children. Israel has also labelled the genocide and war crimes allegations as outrageous, though the allegations are backed by independent monitors, human rights groups and genocide scholars.Trump promises to lift sanctions on TürkiyeMr Trump banned the sale of F-35 jets to Türkiye in 2019, during his first term, after Türkiye bought an air defence system from Russia. The US said the two pieces of technology could not operate side by side.But in the press conference with Mr Trump, Mr Erdoğan said the US, and Mr Trump personally, had given Türkiye a commitment to five jets."God willing, I believe a favourable decision on the F-35 issue will emerge from this leaders' summit," Mr Erdoğan told reporters in Turkish, according to Turkish state-funded outlet TRT World.Mr Trump also said the US would remove sanctions that were placed on Türkiye after its purchase of the Russian defence system."We're going to be taking the sanctions off," Mr Trump. "We don't want to sanction friends."NATO leaders have meanwhile unveiled tens of billions of dollars worth of arms deals in a sign they are heeding calls from the US to spend more to defend Europe.But Mr Trump has repeated his complaints about NATO, saying he was "very disappointed" with allies including Britain, France, Germany and Italy for not doing more to support the war on Iran.