WASHINGTON, United States: President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that his relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “very good” despite the Israeli leader’s rejection of a US-led Gaza plan. “The relationship is very good,” Trump said in response to a shouted question from a journalist at the end of an Oval Office event. After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism, Netanyahu explicitly stated on Sunday that he opposed the Gaza plan, which called for Israel to begin pulling back forces in tandem with disarmament by Hamas.

Israeli leader dismisses 15-point document for the future of war-torn Gaza in the latest break with the White House.

By Steven Scheer and Nidal al-MughrabiJERUSALEM/CAIRO, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu restated his rejection of Donald Trump's latest Gaza plan in…