2024-08-04 05:12:42
Joe Biden told Benjamin Netanyahu that the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran was “poorly timed and came just when the Americans were hoping it would be the endgame” of ceasefire and hostage talks.
The New York Times reported this in addition to previously published details of a telephone conversation that took place on Thursday between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Joe Biden.
Citing an unnamed US official, the newspaper wrote that Biden claimed the operation could trigger a regional war.
Netanyahu, the report said, denied that he was the one obstructing the talks, blaming Hamas, something the prime minister’s office has publicly stated.
Channel 12 reported yesterday, without citing sources, that US President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “stop talking nonsense” during their phone call on Thursday.
Channel 12 noted that the attack came after Netanyahu told Biden that Israel was moving forward in negotiations with Hamas on a hostage deal in exchange for a ceasefire and would soon send a delegation to resume talks.
Those talks have been going on for months without any results, and Biden has previously suggested that Netanyahu is deliberately stalling for time for domestic political reasons.
At the end of Thursday’s call, Biden also reportedly said: “Don’t take the president for granted.”
According to Channel 12, the comment came in the context of Israeli-American cooperation in a potential all-out war with Iran and its proxies amid sharply increased tensions. Iran and its third-party terrorist groups are seeking revenge for the recent killing of several terrorist leaders. Biden has gathered regional powers to help counter Iran’s unprecedented missile and drone strike on Israel on the night of April 13-14.
Earlier, Cursor wrote that the US and Great Britain urgently called on citizens to leave Lebanon.