Breaking News: Israel halts advance on Beirut

President Donald Trump announced that Israel has halted plans to send troops to Beirut and postponed planned airstrikes on the Lebanese capital.

This de-escalation follows a series of communications between Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Hezbollah (via intermediaries), resulting in a mutual agreement to halt hostilities.

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2 comments

  1. This is after Iran stopped all negotiations. So has someone in the WH had a word with Netanyahu?

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