Analysis ‘Iranians threatened Trump and he folded’: Beirut veto leaves Netanyahu exposed Trump’s reported intervention to block an Israeli strike on Hezbollah in Beirut has exposed growing tensions with Netanyahu and raised questions about the Israeli prime minister’s ability to sustain his wartime political narrative ahead of elections. By Ben Caspit In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense
Hezbollah accepts U.S. proposal for mutual halt to attacks with Israel, Lebanese embassy says Reuters
Trump says Hezbollah, Israel agree to stop fighting after call with Netanyahu The US president announced the ceasefire after Iran's IRGC threatened a major attack on northern Israel and warned it could close the Bab al-Mandeb strait if Israel followed through on plans to strike Beirut. Lebanon
