Some reports have cast this disconnect as indicative of a chasm between Trump and Israel. But this is a misreading. The divide is not between the president and Israel so much as between the president and Israel’s leader. Most Israelis support what Trump is doing—and oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza.

What the US deal with Hamas says about Trump’s spat with Netanyahu - ANALYSIS: The release of the last American held captive in Gaza, brokered directly between the US and Hamas, comes amid swirling ru

Both men are politically divisive, fiercely combative and have outsize egos. But as Mr. Trump arrives in the Middle East next week, the fate of the region could hinge on their relationship.

Michael Waltz’s demotion is a flashpoint in the MAGA civil war over foreign policy. Jeet Heer In Donald Trump’s Washington, where chaos and ever-tightening authoritarianism are the order of the day, you have to take your good news where you can find it: The firing last Thursday of the ultra-hawkish national security adviser Michael Waltz was as close to unmitigated good news as one can reasonably hope for at the present moment.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is “no way” Israel will halt its war in Gaza, even if a deal is reached to release more hostages.

The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump soured on Waltz over Waltz's support for an Israeli attack on Iran.

Fear is mounting in Israel that US President Donald Trump is building a Middle East policy that increasingly excludes Israel, as signs emerge that even the country’s most important allies are growing frustrated with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ultranationalist government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, declared that the country’s military will intensify its operations in Gaza “with full force” in the coming days, signaling a major escalation in the conflict despite ongoing ceasefire negotiations and the recent release of a United States-Israeli hostage,

The White House has called Trump’s visit a “historic return to the Middle East” but Israel is once again not on the itinerary.