Trump confirms tense phone call with Israeli PM Netanyahu over Lebanon tensions

( Fox )

President Donald Trump confirmed reports of a tense phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel's ongoing military action against the terrorist group Hezbollah in Lebanon.

During an interview with Trump, the New York Post's Miranda Devine asked Trump to confirm details from a Monday Axios story detailing the phone call in which Trump reportedly told Netanyahu "You're f------ crazy. You'd be in prison if it weren't for me."

Trump confirmed that he took issue with Netanyahu on the phone call, saying "I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon. At some point I said 'Bibi, we gotta stop this. We gotta stop it."

Iran had previously announced a cessation of all communication with U.S. negotiators, citing the Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

Following the phone call, the U.S. brokered a partial truce between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, though Israel warned residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate on Wednesday, claiming the Israeli Defense Forces were preparing for an operation after claiming Hezbollah violated the ceasefire.