Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after mediated talks

By — Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Bassem Mroue, Associated Press By — Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press By — Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-says-israel-and-hezbollah-have-agreed-to-dial-back-fighting-after-mediated-talks Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Trump says Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after mediated talks World Jun 1, 2026 2:41 PM EDT BEIRUT (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to dial back fighting after he held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and communicated with the Lebanon-militant group through mediators. Trump announced the development in a social media post following a call with Netanyahu, whose forces recently made their deepest incursion into Lebanon in more than a quarter-century. Trump there would be no Israeli troops "going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back." READ MORE: Israeli troops seize strategic castle in Lebanon during deepest incursion in decades The president said Hezbollah had "agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel." Moments after his message, Israel detected missile launches from Lebanon and warned Israelis in part of northern Israel to take cover in protected spaces. Israel orders strikes on Beirut suburbs Trump's comments emerged after Israel's government ordered strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut and as Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel, including the outskirts of the coastal city of Haifa. A joint statement by Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the orders to attack targets in Beirut's southern suburbs followed what they called repeated violations of the ceasefire by Hezbollah and "attacks against our cities and citizens." RED MORE: Israeli military tells residents across southern Lebanon to leave as it fights Hezbollah The Israeli military's Arabic spokesman later posted on X that residents should leave the suburbs, adding that if Hezbollah continues attacking Israeli communities, Israel will launch attacks on the area known in Arabic as Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah enjoys wide support. Hezbollah agreed to halt attacks on Israel when the ceasefire was signed in mid-April, but the militant group resumed the assaults after Israeli strikes in Lebanon that Israel characterized as self-defense. The fighting also presents a major obstacle in the emerging deal to extend the ceasefire in the Iran war. Tehran wants any agreement to include Lebanon. After Monday's warning, large numbers of people were seen fleeing Dahiyeh, jamming roads leading out of the suburb. Mohammed Farhat, 23, fled with his brother and parents from Beirut's southern suburb of Haret Hreik and was heading with his mother o