"The nature of that bilateral relationship—with Israel still reliant upon the military, diplomatic and economic assistance of the United States—is such that the prime minister

The first sign of Trump’s irritation came during their White House press conference in April. Trump did not reverse the 17 per cent tariffs he had slapped on Israel and pointed out that Israel gets $4bn a year in aid.

Edan Alexander, the last known living American hostage in Gaza, was released by Hamas and reunited with his family on Monday, ending an 18-month ordeal that began with the militant group’s October 7 attack.

Hamas said it released Alexander, held hostage for more than 19 months, in goodwill gesture towards US that could pave way for new ceasefire Israel's military said on Monday that US-Israeli hostage Edan Alexander had been transferred to its forces in Gaza,