Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Elections 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBenjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago late last December. Credit: Alex Brandon/AP As Trump searches for a way out of the Strait of Hormuz standoff, Netanyahu – trying to please his extreme-right partners in the run-up to the election – is hoping that the U.S. president lacks the will to see the Gaza or Lebanon conflicts endJoshua Leifer07:31 PM • August 08 2026 IDTOn two fronts in the ongoing regional war – Gaza and Lebanon – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied U.S. President Donald Trump the quiet that the U.S. president has said he desires.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Benjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpLebanonGazaIsrael Elections 2026HezbollahHamasIsrael - U.S.SyriaCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesIran-HormuzLebanonWest BankYoav SegalovitzDefense PactMichigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIn Gaza and Lebanon, Netanyahu Is Betting That Trump Has Run Out of SteamSenate Republicans Narrowly Confirm Todd Blanche as Trump's Attorney GeneralHunter Biden Discusses Father's Deteriorating Health as Ex-president Speaks OutIran Says Hormuz Deal With Oman 'Very Close' – but Not Enough to Reopen StraitNetanyahu Seeks $17 Billion Added to Planned 13-year Military Spending BoostRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' PlanFormer Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology CompanyAs Stevens Falters, Michigan Jews Ponder Their Place in the Democratic Party'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'