Trump Claims Israel's Existence Depends on His Support Amid Tensions with Netanyahu

US President Donald Trump has claimed that Israel would not exist without his support. Without his support, Israel would not exist. Trump's statement shows that he has a growing public rift with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump criticized Netanyahu for the Lebanon attacks amid the peace proposal between Iran and the United States. Trump said that his relationship with Netanyahu is still good, but he warned him to be more restrained. His remarks came after he asked Netanyahu to be more careful about Israel's attacks in Lebanon. He said that these attacks could affect efforts to reach a peace deal with Iran. Trump also accused Netanyahu of making bad decisions. He told Axios, "Why did Bibi need to attack? I was very angry. I told him that. I didn't even tell him to make the right decision." Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Tamini said, "Without the United States, we wouldn't have done it."