The Trump White House is growing increasingly frustrated over the actions of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza and Syria according a report by Axios.
Officials have slammed Netanyahu as a “madman” who “bombs everything all the time” and undermines their diplomatic efforts in the Middle East.
The White House has also said that president Trump was “caught off guard” by the recent Israeli strikes on Syria as well the bombing of a Catholic church in Gaza.
Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt told reporters: “In both accounts, the president quickly called the prime minister to rectify those situations”.
RT reports: Israel conducted airstrikes last week on Syrian government forces and military headquarters in Damascus in response to bloody clashes between the Druze and Bedouin communities in southern Syria. A ceasefire announced on Saturday appears to be holding.
“After several bloody days in Suwayda Province, the Internal Security Forces have succeeded in calming the situation following their deployment in the northern and western areas,” Syrian Interior Minister Anas Khattab wrote on X.
Despite the truce, US officials have become “significantly more alarmed” by Netanyahu’s behavior and policies, Axios reported on Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter.
“Bibi acted like a madman. He bombs everything all the time,” the outlet quoted a White House official as saying. “This could undermine what Trump is trying to do.”
“The president doesn’t like turning on the television and seeing bombs dropped in a country where he’s seeking peace and has made a monumental announcement to help rebuild,” the official added.
On Monday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt confirmed that Trump “was caught off guard” by both the strikes in Syria and a recent Israeli attack on Gaza’s only Catholic church. “In both cases, the president quickly called the prime minister to rectify these situations,” Leavitt said.
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