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Netanyahu says Israel holding fire for now but will strike Iran ‘whenever necessary’ after Trump’s ‘I call the shots’ remark
Trump urged Netanyahu to stop further strikes, and Israeli officials said the pause would hold if Iran did not attack again.
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "be careful," cautioning that Israel may "very soon" be on its own.
Trump and Netanyahu reportedly sparred last week, with Trump telling the Israeli leader he was acting "f*cking crazy" amid escalating tensions between the two leaders.
Following Iran's ballistic missile barrage, Israel conducted two waves of strikes targeting military sites and a petrochemical facility, though Netanyahu halted further planned attacks at President Trump's urging.
Netanyahu declared the "fire has ceased" and restrictions on Israeli activity were lifted, though the military remains on high alert because of potential threats involving Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Tehran warned that any Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon will trigger forceful retaliation, presenting a real possibility of the conflict resuming despite the current ceasefire.