President Trump reportedly tore into Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, demanding in an expletive-laden phone call that the leader resist strikes on Hezbollah.
The tense call came after Iran threatened to withdraw from negotiations with the US after Israel ordered strikes on terrorists in southern Beirut — with Axios reporting the president at one point asking, “What the f–k are you doing?”
Smoke billows from an Israeli airstrike on the southern Lebanese village of Arnoun on June 1, 2026. ZUMAPRESS.com
Trump (with Netanyahu in December 2025) reportedly tore into the Israeli prime minister over strikes on Hezbollah in a phone call Monday. REUTERS“You’re f–king crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,” a US official summarized Trump’s comments to Axios.
Another source described Trump as sounding “pissed,” and claimed the president “steamrolled” the Israeli prime minister on the call.
“Bibi said, ‘OK, OK, just make sure everything is taken care of,'” the second official said.
The president was reportedly aware that Hezbollah had been firing on Israeli troops but was concerned that Netanyahu was disproportionately escalating the situation — and potentially hurting US negotiations with Tehran.
Shortly after the call, Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social: “I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back.
Netanyahu during a security consultation with Defense Minister Israel Katz (left) and IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir on May 26, 2026. Maayan Toaf / GPO“Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel.“
Meanwhile, Netanyahu said after the call that Israel’s stance on striking Hezbollah “remains unchanged.”
“Tonight, I spoke with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our cities and citizens — Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut,” he said. “This stance of ours remains unchanged.”
“In parallel, the IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon,” he added.






