Karoline Leavitt: President Trump Was 'Caught Off Guard' By Israel Bombing Church In Gaza

Speaking to reporters on Monday, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel.

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00:00Israel seems stepping up some attacks in Gaza.

00:04Has the president expressed his frustration with Netanyahu,

00:07and how does this impact this expired negotiations?

00:10Well, look, the president enjoys a good working relationship with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu

00:16and stays in frequent communication with him.

00:20He was caught off guard by the bombing in Syria and also the bombing of a Catholic church in Gaza,

00:24which, as you know, I addressed at my briefing last week.

00:27And in both accounts, the president quickly called the prime minister to rectify those situations.

00:32And we saw Secretary Rubio intervene when he came to Syria.

00:35We saw a de-escalation there.

00:37And as for the bombing of the Catholic church in Gaza,

00:40the prime minister did put out a statement saying this was an accident,

00:43and they deeply regretted that action on behalf of the state of Israel following his conversation with the president.

00:49Jordan.