Netanyahu meets Trump as strains grow over Iran, Lebanon war
Why it matters: The visit comes as Trump publicly criticizes Israeli strikes in Lebanon and US support for Israel slips ahead of midterm primaries.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met President Donald Trump at the White House on July 28 in a visit shaped by tensions over the regional fallout from the war with Iran. The meeting in Washington was described as unusually low-key despite being Netanyahu’s eighth since Trump returned to office. Friction has grown after Trump publicly criticized Israel for continuing strikes in Lebanon and for ignoring a ceasefire. The talks also come as polling points to falling US public support for Israel, turning backing for both Israel and Netanyahu into a sharper political issue as voters head into this year’s midterm primaries.