President Donald Trump has reportedly called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to begin an Israeli withdrawal from Syria, according to a single report. Trump is said to have told Netanyahu, 'They don't want you there.' The call follows earlier reports that Trump demanded withdrawal from both Syria and Lebanon.
President Donald Trump has reportedly called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to begin an Israeli withdrawal from Syria, telling him 'They don't want you there,' according to a single report. The source of the report and the exact context of the call remain unclear.
The development follows a series of reports published at 20:40 Jerusalem on Tuesday. The first, citing senior American and Israeli officials, said Trump told Netanyahu on Thursday to begin redeploying from Syria and urged a similar step in Lebanon. A separate Axios report noted the call occurred one day after Trump met with Syrian leader Ahmad al-Sharaa. A third report, also from Barak Ravid, said Trump warned that the IDF presence in Syria and Lebanon 'creates tension and could lead to escalation' and demanded withdrawal. The Zioneer reported on that warning at 20:54 Jerusalem. The new quote appears to be a further detail from the same call.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, the Trump administration has been applying sustained pressure on Israel to withdraw from Lebanese and Syrian territory. Over the past weeks, the desk has covered U.S. demands for a ceasefire with Hezbollah, a deadline for withdrawal from Lebanon, and Trump's notification to Congress of intent to remove Syria from the state sponsors of terror list.
The White House has not confirmed the report, and the Prime Minister's office has not commented. The specific source of the new quote attributed to Trump has not been identified, and it remains unclear whether it derives from the same call or a separate communication.
5 developments
- DevelopingSenior US official says Trump trying to initiate direct Israel-Syria talks
- StrongTrump calls on Israel to begin withdrawing from Lebanon and Syria, report says
- StrongReport: Trump administration presses Israel and Syria to resume security talks
- StrongTrump says he asked Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire with Hezbollah
Source and signal
- Internal intake