Washington, July 20 -- US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will "not be arrested while in the United States of America" after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani stated that his administration is examining legal avenues to detain the Israeli leader.

The diplomatic friction intensified after Mamdani asserted to The New York Times that Netanyahu was a "war criminal" who "belongs in The Hague."

The New York City Mayor revealed that municipal officials are engaged in an "active conversation" with the city's Law Department to ascertain the exact scope of local legal authority should the Israeli Prime Minister arrive in the city.

"Whatever the law allows me to do in New York City, that's wha...