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Israel fears Iran has rebuilt missile capability as Trump and Netanyahu differ on regional approach

Al-Monitor’s Israel Pulse columnist, Ben Caspit, joins host Adam Lucente to preview the upcoming meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They cover Israel’s options after determining the damage done to Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities during the June war was not as extensive as previously thought; the disagreements between Israel and the US over Trump’s peace plan for Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria; the options facing Hamas short of a full disarmament; and why Israel is up in arms over the potential sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey and Saudi Arabia.