'They don't want you there': Trump tells Netanyahu to pull IDF troops from Syria, Lebanon - EUROPE SAYS
IDF sources told the Post the Axios report caught them by surprise, adding there has been no change on the ground in Lebanon or Syria. US President Donald Trump allegedly told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. . .
IDF sources told the Post the Axios report caught them by surprise, adding there has been no change on the ground in Lebanon or Syria. US President Donald Trump allegedly told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should remove IDF troops from Syria and Lebanon during a phone call on Thursday, according to a Tuesday Axios report citing US and Israeli officials. One US official told Axios that Trump claimed that the presence of Israeli military personnel in Syrian territory could create tension and may lead to escalation. “They don’t want you there. You should redeploy,” Trump allegedly told Netanyahu, according to the official. IDF sources told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday evening that the report took them by surprise and they were unfamiliar with the reported phone call. The sources stated that there has been no change on the ground and that there were no indications that the situation would change imminently. The report came as Israel and Lebanon resumed peace talks in Rome to discuss the implementation of a trilateral framework between Israel, Lebanon, and the US. The agreement, which was signed on June 26 in Washington, is aimed at disarming Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah and facilitating the withdrawal of IDF troops from southern Lebanon. This is a developing story. Tags:Benjamin NetanyahuConflictsDonald TrumpidfIsraelLebanonPost the AxiosSyriawhite house