Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that army troops will continue the ongoing offensive in southern Lebanon, despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s talk of a ceasefire between Tel Aviv and Hezbollah.
Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has told the U.S. administration that Hezbollah is prepared for a full and immediate ceasefire with Israel, and that he would guarantee its implementation, Axios reported, citing Berri's top adviser Ali Hamdan.
The United States and Israel have agreed in principle on a ceasefire with Lebanon's Shiite Hezbollah authorities, U.S. President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social network account.
During a conference call with the leaders of several Middle Eastern countries and Pakistan, U.S. President Donald Trump called on them to join the Abraham Accords to normalize relations with Israel if Washington and Tehran reach a peace deal, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that any final agreement with Iran must “eliminate the nuclear program,” following talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tel Aviv may lose influence in the diplomatic process.
U.S. President Donald Trump had a lengthy phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 20 about their war in Iran.
The Iranian parliament will discuss raising uranium enrichment to 90% if the United States and Israel attack again, member of the Iranian parliament’s Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy Ebrahim Rezaei said.
A U.S. military-run body near Gaza monitoring the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and boosting aid flows to besieged Palestinians is set to be shut by the Trump administration, Reuters reported, citing sources.
U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the Israeli security cabinet met at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv to discuss Lebanon and Iran, according to Kan, Israel’s public broadcaster.
U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel should only take "surgical" military action in Lebanon and avoid a full resumption of the war, Axios reported.
Iran has opened the Strait of Hormuz to any commercial vessels for the remainder of the ceasefire period, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Lebanese and Israeli leaders will speak for the first time in decades on Thursday, offering few details on the planned negotiations.
Israel and Lebanon held a historic summit on April 14 in Washington, DC, as envoys for the two nations met with the hopes of reaching a peace deal that would end decades of conflict.
The failure of negotiations between the US and Iran could prompt the parties to escalate hostilities in the region
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had had a phone call with U.S. Vice President JD Vance to discuss the results of the talks between the United States and Iran in Pakistan.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are preparing to resume military operations against Iran after the Washington-Tehran talks collapsed, The Times of Israel reported, citing what it called a coordinated leak by Israeli defense officials to three major TV channels.
Israeli authorities were extremely dissatisfied with the U.S. approach to brokering a ceasefire with Iran, as Washington notified Tel Aviv of the truce at the last minute and without prior consultation, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Lebanon is not covered by Washington’s ceasefire with Iran.
Türkiye’s Foreign Ministry criticized Israel’s “intensifying” attacks against Lebanon, saying they have caused significant loss of life and worsened the humanitarian situation.
