Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a Monday appearance on *Fox & Friends*, downplayed tensions with former President Donald Trump amid ongoing Middle East conflicts. When asked about a reported strain in their relationship, Netanyahu acknowledged occasional differences but insisted their alliance remained strong. The exchange follows an Axios report from last month detailing a heated phone call in which Trump allegedly berated Netanyahu over Israeli strikes in Lebanon, warning that the attacks threatened a permanent peace deal with Iran. Trump later confirmed the call on a podcast, saying he was “a little bit perturbed” by the Lebanon fighting. The episode highlights friction between the two leaders over Israel’s military actions, which have complicated the fragile ceasefire with Iran and drawn international scrutiny.