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Netanyahu, Trump said talking after security cabinet meeting ends
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US President Donald Trump, right, speaks to reporters as he greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the president's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. (AP/Alex Brandon)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is speaking on the phone with US President Donald Trump, Hebrew media reports.
The reported call comes after the end of a security cabinet meeting amid an intensified military campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and as the US has reportedly barred Israel from striking Beirut so as to not sabotage the US-Iran talks.
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