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Netanyahu comes out of Iran flare-up a 'humiliated, failed war leader'

Netanyahu comes out of Iran flare-up a 'humiliated, failed war leader'
France 24 Tuesday 09 June 2026, 09:09 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Iran and Israel said hostilities between the two countries were to be put on hold, after a flare-up which threatened the already fragile ceasefire in the region. In Israel, the country was put on hold following strikes from Iran and Hezbollah, with anger over Benjamin Netanyahu seemingly taking military orders from Donald Trump. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnapolsky tells us more on how the reputation of the Israeli PM and the US president have been damaged by this conflict.

Iran and Israel said hostilities between the two countries were to be put on hold, after a flare-up which threatened the already fragile ceasefire in the region. In Israel, the country was put on hold following strikes from Iran and Hezbollah, with anger over Benjamin Netanyahu seemingly taking military orders from Donald Trump. FRANCE 24's Noga Tarnapolsky tells us more on how the reputation of the Israeli PM and the US president have been damaged by this conflict. Keywords for this article
Netanyahu (PERSON) Iran (LOCATION) Israel (LOCATION) Hezbollah (ORG) Benjamin Netanyahu (PERSON) Donald Trump (PERSON) FRANCE (LOCATION) Noga Tarnapolsky (PERSON) Israeli (ORG) US (LOCATION)
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