Trump ‘caught off guard’ by recent Israeli strikes, White House says

UPDATED: July 21, 2025 at 1:54 PM PDT

Her comments were a rare suggestion of daylight between Trump and the Israeli prime minister.

Originally Published: July 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM PDT

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Leavitt told reporters that Trump has “a good working relationship” with Netanyahu but “he was caught off guard by the bombing in Syria and also the bombing of a Catholic church in Gaza.”