US President Joe Biden hung up the phone in the face of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their last call, Axios reported, in new evidence of the widening dispute between them due to the 100-day Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
The last time Biden and Netanyahu spoke was on December 23, and the incident in question occurred.
Axios said that before Biden hung up the phone, Netanyahu rejected his demand that Israel release the Palestinian tax revenues it was withholding.
The website quoted US officials as saying that Biden and senior officials in his administration are frustrated with Netanyahu for refusing requests to Washington related to the war on Gaza.
He noted that there is growing evidence that Biden is losing patience with Netanyahu, stressing that the US administration is concerned that Israel will not stick to its schedule to move to less intensive operations in Gaza.