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Why Trump’s call with Netanyahu about Lebanon got heated

Donald Trump’s telephone call Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became quite heated as the US president pressed the Israeli leader to scale back plans for military operations in Lebanon, according to two people familiar with the conversation. Prime minister failed to follow through on threat to bomb Hizbollah following pressure from US president
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  • Donald Trump’s telephone call Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became quite heated as the US president pressed the Israeli leader to scale back plans for military operations in Lebanon, according to two people familiar with the conversation. Trump... S1
  • Prime minister failed to follow through on threat to bomb Hizbollah following pressure from US president S2
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