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Trump blasts Netanyahu, says he must be more 'responsible' on Lebanon

US President Donald Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon, saying Netanyahu must be 'more responsible' and that 'you don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody.' Trump spoke at the G7 summit in France. He said 'without me, there would be no Israel.' The tension comes as Trump pushes for a deal with Iran, scheduled to be signed on Friday in Geneva. Netanyahu faces political blowback at home over the unpopular war.

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US President Donald Trump criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over recent Israeli attacks in Lebanon, saying Netanyahu must be 'more responsible' and that 'you don't have to knock down an apartment house every time you're looking for somebody.' Trump spoke at the G7 summit in France. He said 'without me, there would be no Israel.' The tension comes as Trump pushes for a deal with Iran, scheduled to be signed on Friday in Geneva. Netanyahu faces political blowback at home over the unpopular war.

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