Israel Halts Advance on Beirut After Hezbollah Ceasefire Violation
President Trump stated that Israeli troops heading toward Beirut were ordered to turn back after a phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The exchange followed a U.S. message that Hezbollah would halt rocket fire if Israel avoided striking the Lebanese capital.
citizen.co.zaPresident Trump said he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week and that Israeli troops moving toward Beirut had been turned back. The call followed a message from Lebanese officials that Hezbollah would stop firing missiles at Israel if Israeli forces refrained from striking Beirut.
"At some point I said, 'Bibi, we've got to stop this. We gotta stop it.'" Trump posted on Truth Social that the troops had already been ordered to return.
Rubio told lawmakers that Hezbollah fired additional rockets shortly after the U.S. relayed the Lebanese message. "Unfortunately, within an hour or two of that conversation, they launched two waves of rockets from Hezbollah against Israel and Israeli territory," Rubio said. Israeli officials said the operations target Hezbollah infrastructure after continued rocket and drone attacks.
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