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Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on the growing tensions between the US and Israel

Published: June 20, 2024, 10:45 p.m.

United States and Israel relations are further unravelling after the latest move by Benjamin Netanyahu. \xa0

The Israeli Prime Minister's released a video where he's attempting to remove the block on a US bomb shipment that was\xa0introduced last month. \xa0

He says during World War II, Churchill told the US "give us the tools and we'll do the job".\xa0

He's now telling the US give us the tools and we'll finish the job a lot faster. \xa0

The White House has pushed back saying it doesn't know what Netanyahu's talking about. \xa0

US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that it's denying reports it's since cancelled a meeting with Israeli officials. \xa0

He said that the White House says they\u2019re trying to work out the calendar on that, which means they are seeking to paper over differences.\xa0

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