US President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that his decision to target Hamas inside Qatar wasn’t wise, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing senior administration officials.
Trump made the comments during what the Journal describes as a heated phone call on Tuesday after the attack, which the US president was angry to hear about from the American military rather than Israel.
According to the newspaper, Netanyahu responded that he had a brief window to launch the strikes and took the opportunity. A second call between the men later on Tuesday was cordial, with Trump asking Netanyahu if the attack had proven successful, the Journal reports, adding that the premier said he didn’t know.
The report also quotes a senior administration official who says Trump is increasingly frustrated with Netanyahu, feeling that the prime minister unilaterally takes moves that box him in and which conflict with his aims in the Middle East.
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