Relations between the two countries have frayed since Australia said it planned to recognise a Palestinian state.

The president made the remarks in a radio interview complaining he was not given enough credit for bombing Iran’s nuclear sites

In an interview with Mark Levin, President Trump calls Prime Minister Netanyahu a "war hero" and praises him for his efforts to free Hamas-held hostages.

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused French President Emmanuel Macron of fuelling antisemitism by moving to recognise a Palestinian state, in a letter seen on Tuesday (Aug 19).

During an interview on “The Mark Levin Show,” President Donald Trump called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war hero” and said he is one too after US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared he treats leaders of other countries with respect, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called him “weak”.

Criticism by home affairs minister comes after Israeli prime minister’s office calls Anthony Albanese a ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’ - Anadolu Ajansı

Many Israelis feel that freeing the hostages cannot happen if the government refuses to come to terms with Hamas and pursues its policy of trying to eliminate the group militarily.