Trump insists Netanyahu relationship 'very good' despite Gaza rift
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump insisted Monday that his relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “very good” despite the Israeli leader’s rejection of a US-led Gaza plan. “The relationship is very good,” Trump said in response to a shouted question from a journalist at the end of an Oval Office event. After more than a week of gradually escalating criticism, Netanyahu explicitly…
President Donald Trump affirmed on Monday that his rapport with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains "very good," despite Netanyahu's opposition to a U.S.-led Gaza plan. Delivering this statement at the conclusion of an Oval Office event, Trump responded to a journalist's shouted inquiry. Following a week of mounting criticism, Netanyahu publicly expressed his dissent on Sunday regarding the Gaza plan, which advocated for a disengagement of Israeli forces accompanied by Hamas disarmament.
Notably, the plan's rejection coincided with a growing trend in polls, indicating that Netanyahu's performance might be even or trailing ahead of the October 27 elections, Israel's first since Hamas orchestrated a devastating attack in 2023 that ignited the Gaza conflict. The Gaza plan has proven unpopular among Netanyahu's right-wing electorate, and even far-right cabinet members have urged the Prime Minister to discard the proposal.
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