U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on June 1 that he has communicated with Israel and Hezbollah separately that Israel will not send troops to the Lebanese capital Beirut, hezbollah also agreed to a cease-fire.
Mr. Trump said he had a“Productive” call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that Israel would not send troops to Beirut, and that the troops on their way had been withdrawn. He also said that through the middle coordination of the high-level representatives, he also had a good communication with the Hezbollah side, they agreed to stop all shooting — Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel.
Netanyahu issued a statement on the evening of the 1st, saying that in a phone call with Trump on the same day, he said that if Hezbollah in Lebanon“Does not stop attacking” Israeli towns and citizens, israel will strike targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Netanyahu also said Israel“Stand unchanged”, the Israel Defense Forces will continue to operate in southern Lebanon as planned.
Trump said in an interview with ABC on the 1st that he believed a deal with Iran would be reached“In the next week” to extend the cease-fire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Asked when the memorandum of understanding on reopening the strait would be finalized and signed, Trump said it“Should be done within the next week.” There are“A few key details that still need to be worked out”.
According to an Iranian media report on the same day, a source close to the negotiating team said that due to Israel’s continued military operations in Lebanon and Gaza, iran’s negotiating team suspended talks and text exchanges with the United States through intermediaries and plans to completely close the Strait of Hormuz. (reporters: Huang Qiang, Xu Jianmei, Hu Yousong, Pang Xinyi, Wang Zhuolun; video: Zhang Miao)