Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting an NBC News report that a recent conversation between him and President Donald Trump “devolved into shouting” on the issue of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

NBC reported that four sources characterized a July 28 phone call between the two leaders that way. That was the day Trump told reporters that he believed there was “real starvation” in Gaza , which Israel has denied, and said he was pressing Netanyahu to get more aid to hungry Gazans.

Trump did not immediately respond to the report, which came in a story published Thursday evening about Israel’s apparent preparations for further ground operations in Gaza. But Netanyahu’s office issued a firm denial.

“The report alleging that a shouting match occurred between Prime Minister Netan

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