Trump confirms profanity-laced call with Netanyahu demanding halt to Lebanon strikes

—President Trump publicly confirmed he used profanity during a heated phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in which he demanded Israel stop its military operations in Lebanon. Trump's rebuke of Netanyahu came as Israeli forces continued striking targets in southern Lebanon, defying U.S. pressure to stand down. The extraordinary public acknowledgment of a confrontational call with a close ally underscored the depth of tensions between Washington and Jerusalem over the scope of Israel's military campaign.