Israel's special relationship with US 'seems to have melted into a pretty bad break-up'

Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ​Netanyahu could use a "softer touch" in the fight against Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, the U.S. president's latest public rebuke to his partner in the war on Iran. Reporting from Jerusalem, FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnopolsky explains that the Israeli-American 'special relationship' "seems to have melted into a pretty bad break-up over the last few days".

Localisation: Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East
Source: France 24 English
Categorie: politics
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:52:19 GMT