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.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday warned that Israel would use its "full force" to "complete" the fight against Hamas in Gaza.

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

The release of Edan Alexander yesterday did nothing to blunt the growing fury toward Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from both Americans and Israelis.Surprise, surprise.Netanyahu is feeling the heat after Alexander's return,

Alexander, the last remaining American-Israeli hostage in Gaza, was held captive in the strip for more than 19 months.

The Israeli military will resume its operations in Gaza "with full force" in the coming days, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. "Completing the operation means defeating Hamas. It means destroying Hamas,

Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel are "worried about any deal" President Trump might strike with Iran, one source told NBC News.

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.

Netanyahu has long trumpeted his ties to Trump. But the president is sidelining him on urgent issues like the Iran nuclear talks and the conflict with Houthi rebels.

Two separate investigative reports have raised serious questions about ulterior motives for International Criminal Court chief prosecutor Karim Khan in filing charges against Israeli leaders Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant and asking for arrest warrants.

Benjamin Netanyahu was born in Tel Aviv in 1949. He began as a young soldier in elite units of the Israeli army, participating throughout the 1960s in different combat operations at a very high level.