Diplomatic tensions are in full swing between Washington and Tel Aviv, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stating that he and US President Donald Trump “agree on the fundamental issues concerning Iran.”
Speaking to the American network CNBC, the Israeli Prime Minister attempted to downplay the tension created during his recent phone conversation with the American president. As he characteristically stated, “sometimes, as in the best of families, we have these tactical disagreements with the American government, but we always find a way to resolve them.”
Q: Trump called you “fucking crazy.”
Netanyahu: Sometimes, as in the best of families, we have these tactical disagreements. We always find a way to work them out.
We can disagree in the morning, and we have a common action by the afternoon. pic.twitter.com/fNedBpFm3l
— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 3, 2026
This statement came shortly after Donald Trump himself admitted to calling Netanyahu “fucking crazy” during a particularly intense conversation. The American president explained that he was “a little perturbed” by Israeli operations on Lebanese soil, adding however that such expressions are part of a very close relationship. “We can’t let them acquire nuclear weapons. This directly concerns Israel, as it would be the first they would hit. There would be no Israel,” Trump emphasized, referring to the Iranian threat.
Trump on Axios report that he told Netanyahu “you’re f*cking crazy”:
I did. I always get angry.
I was a little bit perturbed at him, constantly fighting with Lebanon….
You know, at some point I said we’re going to stop this. pic.twitter.com/4c6Tpo1GkZ
— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 3, 2026
Escalation on the front: Lebanese soldier killed in Israeli strike
Meanwhile, the situation on the battlefield remains explosive. A soldier from Lebanon’s official army lost his life in an Israeli airstrike while traveling on the Nabatieh-Kafartabine road.
The deadly strike comes at a time when the Israeli invasion of Lebanon is advancing deeper than any other time since 2000, with exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah continuing uninterrupted. According to the latest data from Lebanon’s Health Ministry, Israeli operations have cost the lives of more than 3,000 people in the country since early March.
