Citing an unnamed source familiar with the talks, the Washington Post said that US officials have told Israel it could lose American backing if the conflict does not stop. "Trump's people are letting Israel know, 'We will abandon you if you do not end this war,'" the source was quoted as saying by the Washington Post.
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