Trump says Lebanon ceasefire intact, Israel won’t deploy in Beirut

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he held calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah through representatives, and that both sides had agreed to stop shooting.

Describing his call with Netanyahu, Trump on Monday posted on Truth Social, "There will be no troops going to Beirut, and any troops that are on their way have already been turned back."

He wrote, "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."

Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri told the US on Sunday that Hezbollah is prepared to accept an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire with Israel and would guarantee its implementation, his top adviser, Ali Hamdan, told Axios. Berri, who leads the Shiite Amal Movement, is a key political ally of Hezbollah.

Lebanon's embassy in Washington confirmed that Hezbollah had agreed to the ceasefire, adding that the two sides had agreed to a "ceasefire framework to be expanded to encompass all Lebanese territories."

Israel and Hezbollah’s escalation on Sunday and Monday had strained the fragile diplomacy between Tehran and Washington.

Iran’s semiofficial Tasnim news agency reported earlier that Tehran’s negotiating team had suspended the exchange of messages with the US through mediators because of Israel’s offensive in Lebanon. In another post on Truth Social later on Monday, Trump said that talks with Iran are continuing "at a rapid pace."

Lebanese and Israeli representatives are scheduled to convene in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday for a fourth round of talks to advance a longer-term security and ceasefire arrangement.