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Trump Hosts Israeli, Lebanese Leaders as Gaza Crisis Deepens

5/7/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced the United States will work with Lebanon and host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House.
Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich told his son there will be enough Lebanese civilians to murder.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel has ignored ceasefires and inflamed Iran tensions.
Senior Israeli politicians observed Gaza’s devastation, calling it a ruin with many child corpses.

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced the United States will work with Lebanon and host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House.
Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich told his son there will be enough Lebanese civilians to murder.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Israel has ignored ceasefires and inflamed Iran tensions.
Senior Israeli politicians observed Gaza’s devastation, calling it a ruin with many child corpses.