US President Donald Trump says his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains “very good,” despite Netanyahu rejecting a US-led Gaza plan. Trump makes the comment in response to a shouted question from a journalist at the end of an Oval Office event.
Multiple outlets report that the disagreement centers on a proposal linked to a US-brokered ceasefire. The plan calls for Israel to begin pulling back forces in Gaza in tandem with disarmament by Hamas. According to reporting cited by several sources, Netanyahu explicitly opposes the plan, escalating criticism over the course of more than a week.
While outlets agree on Trump’s stance and Netanyahu’s rejection, they vary slightly in emphasis. Some focus primarily on the public exchange and Trump’s insistence that ties remain strong. Others place more weight on the substance of the Gaza proposal—how force withdrawal is conditioned on Hamas disarmament—and on the fact that an earlier ceasefire reduces but does not end Israeli operations. Overall, the reporting frames the comments as a response to an active diplomatic rift over Gaza policy.
