President Donald Trump said Wednesday at the NATO Summit in Brussels that he was “proud” of Israel for refraining from a broader strike on Iran after a ceasefire violation even though “technically, they were right.”
On Tuesday, Trump excoriated Iran and especially Israel for violating the ceasefire. In fact, it was Iran that had violated the ceasefire, continuing to fire ballistic missiles at Israel as the deadline passed, and then firing again several hours later. Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in response, to deter future violations — just as Israel has done in Lebanon, every time Hezbollah has violated the ceasefire the U.S. negotiated in November.
Trump demanded that Israel abandon its mission and tell its pilots to turn around. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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