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White House: After church strike, Trump called Netanyahu, who has agreed to state it was a mistake
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleJacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, speaks, as US President Donald Trump looks on during a dinner in the Blue Room of the White House in Washington, July 7, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/ Getty Images/ AFP)
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following an Israeli strike that killed three people inside a Catholic church in Gaza City, the White House says.
During the call, Netanyahu agreed to issue a statement explaining that the strike was a mistake, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says during a press briefing.
Netanyahu has yet to issue such a statement, but Israel’s Foreign Ministry has.
Asked what Trump’s reaction was to the Israeli strike, Leavitt responds, “It was not a positive reaction.”
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