White House confirms Trump objected to Israeli strikes in Syria

• One U.S. official said Netanyahu "acted like a madman," while another said there was a growing sense in the administration that Netanyahu's itchy trigger finger could undermine Trump's agenda.

Driving the news: Leavitt confirmed Monday that Trump shared at least some of that sentiment.

• "The president enjoys a good working relationship with prime minister Bibi Netanyahu and stays in frequent communication with him. He was caught off guard by the bombing in Syria and the bombing of the Catholic church in Gaza ... and in both cases the president quickly called the prime minister to rectify these situations," Leavitt said.
• In addition to the Syrian attacks and the shelling of the church, the White House also raised concerns last week over the murder of Palestinian American Saif Musallet by a mob of Israeli settlers.
• Leavitt also alluded to reports of more civilians being killed in Gaza and said the president "never likes seeing this." She added that Trump wants "the killing to stop," wants to see a ceasefire and wants to see all the hostages released.

Zoom in: In Sunday's Axios article, six U.S. officials described growing frustrations with Netanyahu over Syria and other recent events, and some warned that his relationship with Trump could deteriorate as a result.

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