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Trump publicly breaks with Netanyahu over Lebanon strikes
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Trump publicly breaks with Netanyahu over Lebanon strikes

Trump has turned on Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, calling Israeli strikes on Lebanon 'vicious' — a remarkable public rupture between the two leaders. The criticism comes as Israel's Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich simultaneously announces the army has taken control of Hebron in the West Bank, expanding Israeli military authority on a second front.

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