India, July 6 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back forcefully against US Vice President JD Vance's public warning to Israel, telling Fox News on Sunday that world leaders are privately reaching out to Israel to strike deals despite mounting international criticism of the country, even as he insisted President Trump remains its most steadfast ally.

Speaking with Fox News anchor Jacqui Heinrich on "The Sunday Briefing," Netanyahu said his country's global standing is not what it appears from the outside. "Many leaders call me up and say, 'Look, I've got this problem with public opinion. can we make some deals?'" Netanyahu said, according to Salon, an apparent rebuttal to Vance's characterisation of Israel as internation...