JERUSALEM, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, during which the two agreed to continue coordination between their countries "on various fronts," Netanyahu's office said in a statement.

President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (Photo: AP)

During the call, Trump briefed Netanyahu on U.S. actions in the Gulf, the statement said, without elaborating.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu raised the "severity" of remarks by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his aides concerning Israel, the statement said, without specifying which remarks Netanyahu was referring to.

Israeli officials have recently criticized Erdogan for accusing Israel of undermining U.S.-Iran diplomacy and for calling its government "war-addicted." Israel has also voiced concern over a possible U.S. sale of F-35 fighter jets to Türkiye.

The phone call came as the United States and Iran traded fresh attacks from Tuesday night through Thursday, marking a new round of escalation.

Allegedly in response to recent Iranian attacks on commercial vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United States launched strikes against multiple targets inside Iran over the past days, resulting in casualties and infrastructure damage.

In retaliation, Iran launched missile and drone strikes on U.S. military bases and facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan.