Trump says he 'had a very good call with Hezbollah' to end 'shooting' in Lebanon

Middle East Eye · June 1, 2026 War

Trump says he 'had a very good call with Hezbollah' to end 'shooting' in Lebanon Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 18:59 The US president referred to 'highly placed representatives' who coordinated the discussion US President Donald Trump talks on the phone as he departs the White House for the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on 31 May 2026 (Aaron Schwartz/Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had "a very good call with Hezbollah" to implement some measure of a ceasefire with Israel in Lebanon, after Israeli forces again issued forced expulsion orders from the Beirut suburbs. "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. "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.

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