Trump announced an agreement to cease hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah
U.S. President Donald Trump stated that following talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and representatives of Hezbollah, the parties agreed to cease hostilities. According to him, the agreement was the result of diplomatic contacts between the parties to the conflict.
This was stated in Trump’s post on the social media platform Truth Social.
According to the U.S. president, he held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following which a decision was made not to send Israeli troops to Beirut.
“I had a very productive phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, and troops will not be sent to Beirut, and those troops that had already been dispatched there have been turned back,” Trump wrote.
The U.S. president also reported on contacts through intermediaries with representatives of “Hezbollah.”
According to him, the parties agreed to cease mutual attacks.
“Through high-level representatives, I had a very productive conversation with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all hostilities would cease—Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel,” the American leader stated.
It was precisely this de-escalation in Lebanon that Iran had previously demanded as a condition for continuing negotiations with Washington.
Israel’s reaction
At the same time, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz clarified that Jerusalem views the agreement as a deterrent mechanism, not a renunciation of a military response.
“Trump accepted the equation we formulated, according to which shelling our settlements means bombing Beirut. That is exactly what is meant in his statement,” Katz emphasized.
Netanyahu, in turn, said he had warned Trump that Israel was prepared to strike Beirut if Hezbollah continued its attacks.
“Tonight I spoke with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities and our citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut. Our position on this issue remains unchanged,” the Israeli prime minister stated.
He also emphasized that the Israel Defense Forces will continue operations in southern Lebanon in accordance with approved plans.
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