‘You’re f*king crazy, I’m saving your ass’: Trump reportedly tells Netanyahu ‘everybody hates Israel’

US President Donald Trump reportedly unleashed an expletive-filled tirade at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Monday, demanding that Israel halt a planned military operation in Beirut.

According to a report by Axios, citing unnamed US officials, Trump was furious over Israel’s continued military actions and warned Netanyahu against carrying out the strike. One source quoted Trump as telling the Israeli leader, “You’re f*ing crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this.”

Another official told Axios that Trump repeatedly pressed Netanyahu over the planned operation, asking, “What the f*** are you doing?” The official described the conversation as Trump having “steamrolled” Netanyahu.

The reported confrontation ended with Netanyahu agreeing to scale back the operation. According to Axios, one official quoted Netanyahu as responding, “OK, OK, just make sure everything is taken care of.”

Hours later, Trump publicly claimed credit for stopping the strike. Posting on Truth Social, he said he had spoken with Netanyahu and requested that Israel refrain from launching a major raid on Beirut.

“I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops around. Thank you Bibi,” Trump wrote.

The call came amid heightened tensions following Israeli military actions in Lebanon and Iran’s threat to end negotiations with Washington over the conflict. Earlier, Netanyahu had warned that Israel would target what he described as “terror targets” in Beirut if Hezbollah continued attacks on Israeli territory.

Trump also said he had held separate talks with representatives of Hezbollah and secured assurances that attacks on Israel would stop.

“I also had a conversation with Representatives of the Leaders of Hezbollah, and they agreed to stop shooting at Israel and its soldiers. Likewise, Israel agreed to stop shooting at them. Let’s see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY,” he wrote on Truth Social.

The developments unfolded against the backdrop of a fragile ceasefire that has come under strain following recent exchanges involving the United States, Israel and Iran.

Despite the truce, Israel has continued military operations in Lebanon. Over the weekend, Israeli forces reportedly carried out their deepest incursion into the country in more than two decades, underscoring the volatility of the situation and raising concerns about a wider regional escalation.