US President Donald Trump hailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a “war hero” — and suggested he deserves the same acclaim.

Trump made the comments in an interview with conservative radio host Mark Levin, a staunch Israel advocate, that was aired on Tuesday.

The president praised the Israeli leader as a “good man” as he discussed working with Netanyahu to free the remaining hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Referencing how Netanyahu faces calls to be prosecuted on war crime charges, Trump continued: “He’s in there fighting, they’re trying to put him in jail on top of everything else, how about that? He’s a war hero because we worked together. He’s a war hero. I guess I am too.”

Trump added that “nobody cares, but I am too. I sent those planes,” a referenc

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