Trump's Laissez-Faire Stance Gives Netanyahu Free Pass for Gaza EscalationAs Israel mounts a major Gaza offensive, President Trump has neither urged restraint nor endorsed the action, which Israel's leader has taken as an implicit green light to proceed.
Source: Trump's Laissez-Faire Stance Gives Netanyahu Free Pass for Gaza Escalation (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/world/middleeast/trump-netanyahu-gaza-escalation.html)