ALBAWABA - U.S. President Joe Biden allegedly ordered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, "Don't give me that crap," at a White House meeting last week.
Netanyahu allegedly cited progress in reciprocal prisoner swap discussions on July 25th, according to Channel 12. Biden reportedly said, "Don't give me that nonsense. Don't believe you have me."
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office wouldn't discuss Netanyahu and Biden's private chat. Netanyahu underlined his policy of non-interference in U.S. politics and his commitment to cooperating with any American president in an official statement, expecting Americans to do the same in Israeli politics.
Negotiations are underway to end Israel's October 7th Gaza Strip bombardment. The Tehran killing of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh raised tensions. On August 1, Netanyahu and Israeli intelligence officials had a heated meeting.
Netanyahu was advised by Israeli security chiefs that his requirements prevented a deal. Netanyahu reprimanded the negotiation team and advised them to pressure Hamas.
Netanyahu has added Israel's authority over the Philadelphia Corridor on the Egypt-Gaza border and monitoring displaced Palestinians returning to the north to the prisoner swap arrangement. Israeli military must remain in Gaza until the agreement's execution, and international guarantees are needed for Israel to begin operations if the second and third stages fail.
