White House: Trump supports Israel’s right to ‘take out terrorist threats’

White House: Trump supports Israel’s right to ‘take out terrorist threats’

Netanyahu warned that Jerusalem expects the Lebanese government to uphold its commitment to disarm Hezbollah under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. By JNS U.S. President Donald Trump supports Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorist threats, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday following the killing of Hezbollah’s second-in-command. Asked by Israel’s Walla news site whether Trump supported the assassination of Ha…

White House comments on assassination of Hezbollah's second-in-command

The White House addressed the recent Israeli operation in Beirut's southern suburbs that targeted Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah's chief of staff, according to international media reports on Tuesday.

White House: Trump supports Israel’s right to ‘take out terrorist threats’

U.S. President Donald Trump supports Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorist threats, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday following the killing of Hezbollah’s second-in-command. Asked by Israel’s Walla news site whether Trump supported the assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the Iranian-backed terror group’s “chief of staff,” Leavitt said she had not spoken directly to the president about the strike. “But of…