US President Donald Trump has confirmed he unleashed an expletive-laden character assessment against the Israeli prime minister earlier in the week, as he convinced Benjamin Netanyahu to pull back from planned attacks on the Lebanese capital, Beirut.On Monday, local time, Mr Netanyahu announced he had ordered his country's military to strike the Hezbollah stronghold suburb of Dahiyeh in south Beirut.It followed a weekend of intense fighting in southern Lebanon, with more Israeli air strikes across the region and volleys of Hezbollah rockets and drones launched at Israeli soldiers and communities along the border.Hours after Mr Netanyahu's order, and before the Beirut attacks began, he spoke to Mr Trump by phone.US news outlet Axios reported the president was furious, with an official saying he told Mr Netanyahu: "You're f***ing crazy I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon," he said.The US president insisted he had a good relationship with Mr Netanyahu."I'm a wartime president