President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leave at the conclusion of a joint press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on December 29, 2025. | Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images At its outset, the war known as Operation Epic Fury in the United States and Operation Roaring Lion in Israel marked a historic first: the first time the two countries’ militaries went to war fighting side by side. By all accounts, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu