U.S. President Donald Trump told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call held last Thursday that Israel should begin redeploying its forces out of Syria, and urged him to do the same in Lebanon. This was reported by American and Israeli officials to Axios. According to an American official, Trump told Netanyahu that the IDF's presence on Syrian territory creates tension and could lead to escalation. "They don't want you there. You need to redeploy the forces," Trump told Netanyahu according to the American official, who added that the same is true regarding Lebanon.