Politics & Diplomacy
Trump declines to endorse Netanyahu despite White House meetings
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In a Time magazine interview, former U.S. President Donald Trump avoided directly endorsing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Al Jazeera English reported. Trump defended Netanyahu against reports that the Israeli leader had received warnings before the October 7 attacks, but stopped short of backing him politically despite their meetings at Trump's residence.
Netanyahu faces international scrutiny over his government's conduct of the war in Gaza and domestic pressure from critics who say he ignored security intelligence before the militant attack.
