Trump says Netanyahu agreed not to send troops to Beirut
- 'There will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,' US president says
Donald Trump claims he brokered a de-escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, with Netanyahu agreeing to halt troop movements and Hezbollah promising to cease attacks.
- Trump's direct negotiations with both parties.
- Netanyahu's commitment regarding troops in Beirut.
- Hezbollah's agreement to stop hostilities with Israel.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Monday he had persuaded Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreeing not to send troops to southern Beirut and the Lebanese group promising to stop attacks.
“There will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” Trump said on his Truth Social network after a “very productive” call with Netanyahu.
“Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop – That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel.”
The development comes after Iran’s Tasnim news agency said earlier on Monday that Tehran’s negotiating team was stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts to end the three-month-old Iran war continue.
The agency said Iran and the Resistance Front, which includes its allies in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, had set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in order to “punish” Israel and its supporters.