Trump freezes out Netanyahu, advances own Mideast plans – Israel Hayom

US President Donald Trump has sidelined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and is moving forward with Middle East initiatives without Israeli involvement, Israel Hayom reported, citing sources close to Trump.

“Trump is disappointed with Netanyahu and decided to advance moves in the Middle East without him.”

The paper described a “low point in personal relations and mutual disappointment” between the two leaders, aggravated by what Trump views as Israeli foot-dragging on normalization with Saudi Arabia, according to two senior officials quoted in the report.

Trump was also “furious at the attempt by Netanyahu and his people to push the fired National Security Advisor into military action in Iran,” Israel Hayom reported. Netanyahu has denied wrongdoing, but according to the paper, “Trump was not convinced.”

The report said Israeli officials were left out of recent US briefings, including those on the ceasefire with Houthi forces, and that Trump “is not currently scheduled to visit Israel” during his upcoming regional tour.