# Netanyahu weighs public confrontation with Trump over Gaza and Lebanon — media

https://mins.news/en/item/26150

- TASS, 2026-08-19 12:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2175119

> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering publicly confronting US President Donald Trump over Gaza and Lebanon, according to sources close to Netanyahu cited by Al-Monitor. The sources say Netanyahu believes Washington’s conditions conflict with Israel’s interests and that the leaders’ personal relationship has deteriorated significantly. A recent meeting with Jared Kushner produced a compromise, but Netanyahu maintains Israeli troops cannot leave Gaza until Hamas begins disarming.

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