Surprising report: Netanyahu blocked attempt to convince Trump to bomb Hezbollah

The late Senator Lindsey Graham planned to fly to Florida in early March to convince Trump to join the bombing of Hezbollah, but Netanyahu blocked the move in a phone call, arguing that the step was too hasty and not in Israel's interest at the moment.

The late Senator Lindsey Graham planned to fly to Florida in early March 2026 to convince President Donald Trump to join Israel in bombing Hezbollah in Lebanon. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blocked the move in a phone call held before the trip, telling Graham that bringing the United States into the operation, in the midst of the war against Iran, would be a far-reaching and too hasty step. The details emerge from previously unpublished footage from a documentary about Graham, filmed before his death earlier this month. In the call, conducted on speakerphone, Netanyahu said: "We are currently focused on Iran. If we tell Hezbollah that we are going all the way, we threaten them. But if we actually do it, they will have no reason not to go all the way against us. And right now, that is not in our interest." Graham replied: "That is really good advice." The Wall Street Journal reported the details.