After speaking with Netanyahu, Trump announced the withdrawal of troops from Beirut
Donald Trump announced a decision to “withdraw troops” from Beirut following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. According to him, the militant group Hezbollah has reportedly agreed to a mutual ceasefire through intermediaries. Official details of the agreements have not yet been disclosed.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had concluded a “very productive conversation” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose expansion of operations in Lebanon threatens to derail ongoing peace talks with Iran.
"No troops will go to Beirut, and any troops already heading there have been turned back," Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump also reported that he had held a conversation—"through high-ranking representatives"—with Hezbollah leadership, "and they agreed that all shelling would cease—that Israel would not attack them, and they would not attack Israel."
Before speaking with Trump, Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military on Monday to strike the Dahiyeh district in Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold.
This order came amid a growing wave of Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon after Netanyahu stated that Israel would intensify its offensive against Hezbollah. Iranian media reported on Monday that the country’s officials were suspending peace talks with the U.S. due to Netanyahu’s actions in Lebanon.
Trumpis considering two candidates as possible successors — NYT.
As a reminder, U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating among Americans has fallen to nearly its lowest point since his return to the White House.
At the same time, Trump once again repeated the threats he has been making in recent weeks: “If they agree, it’s over; if not, we’ll bomb them.”
Official Tehran refused to participate in the second round of peace talks with the United States, which were to take place in Islamabad.
