Republican says he spoke with Netanyahu and Hezbollah to sign a truce in Lebanon; ceasefire agreement was reached in April
The President of the United States, Donald Trump (Republican Party), stated this Monday (June 1, 2026) that Hezbollah and Israel agreed to cease firing in Lebanon. Trump said he had spoken to both the paramilitary group and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to sign the truce.
“Any troops [de Israel] who were on their way were already prevented from entering [em Beirute, capital do Líbano]. Likewise, through high-level representatives, I had a very good conversation with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all firing will cease — that Israel will not attack them and that they will not attack Israel”, Trump on his social network, Truth Social.
The 2 countries even have a ceasefire in force since April, established after a meeting between Trump and the Lebanese ambassador, Nada Moawad. At the time, Hezbollah did not participate in the negotiations and said it had “the right to resist” to the Israeli occupation forces.
On May 2, Lebanese media reported a series of Israeli attacks in Beirut’s Dahieh district, a Hezbollah stronghold. On May 25, Netanyahu said that .
Here is Trump’s full note:
“I had a very productive conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and there will be no troops heading to Beirut. Any troops that were on their way have already been blocked from entering.
“Likewise, through high-level representatives, I had a very good conversation with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all firing will cease — that Israel will not attack them and that they will not attack Israel,
President Donald J. Trump“.
