Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Donald Trump for continued support as he seeks a pardon in his long-running corruption case, Axios reported Tuesday, citing two U.S. officials and an Israeli official.

Netanyahu on Sunday submitted a formal request to Israeli President Isaac Herzog for a pardon, arguing that doing so would allow him to focus on national security and regional diplomacy. Herzog has said he will review the request after receiving the necessary legal opinions, a process that could take up to two months.

According to the officials cited by Axios, Netanyahu raised the issue during a phone call with Trump on Monday.

The conversation primarily focused on developments in Gaza and Syria but also touched on Netanyahu’s legal situation. Trump has previously criticized the charges against Netanyahu, calling them “political lawfare,” and last month sent a letter urging Herzog to grant a pardon.

During Monday’s call, Trump told Netanyahu he believed the matter would “work out,” but did not commit to taking additional steps, one U.S. official told Axios. A second U.S. official said Netanyahu appeared to want Trump to do more but that “the president has done all he can do.”

An Israeli official, however, said Trump was the one who raised the topic and that both leaders agreed to continue discussing the issue.

The two also spoke about Gaza. U.S. officials told Axios that Trump pressed Netanyahu to be “a better partner” in implementing the peace agreement and questioned Israel’s military operations against Hamas terrorists trapped in tunnels in Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza.

Netanyahu defended the operations, saying the Hamas terrorists were “armed and dangerous,” according to the officials. The United States has attempted to broker a deal under which trapped terrorists could surrender and receive amnesty, which the Trump administration views as a potential model for disarming Hamas.

On Syria, a U.S. official said Trump urged Netanyahu to “take it easy” on military activity and to avoid provoking the Syrian government. The call came three days after Israeli airstrikes killed 13 people in Syria, prompting condemnation from Damascus.

The official said Trump conveyed that Syria’s new leadership was attempting to “make it a better place.”

Following the call, Netanyahu struck a softer tone on Syria, saying in a statement Tuesday that “it is possible to reach an agreement with the Syrians” if Israel’s security requirements are met.