After conversation with Netanyahu and Hezbollah, Trump guarantees ceasefire and says there will be no Israeli troops in Beirut
Trump calls for new adjustments to the ceasefire agreement with Iran
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said this Monday (1st) that he spoke with the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, and with representatives of Hezbollah. He assured that a ceasefire is in effect between the parties in Lebanon and that Netanyahu has agreed not to move Israeli troops toward Beirut.
"I had a very productive conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu, and there will be no troops on the way to Beirut. Any troops that were on the way have already been blocked from entering," Trump said on his social media site, Truth Social.
"Likewise, through high-level representatives, I had a very good conversation with the Hezbollah, and they agreed that all firing will cease - that Israel will not attack them and that they will not attack Israel," the post says.
Earlier, according to the Iranian news agency Tasnim, Tehran decided to stop exchanging messages with mediators on the memorandum of understanding with the US following Israel's renewed attacks on Lebanon, including evacuation orders and bombing warnings for the capital, Beirut, on Monday.
On Saturday, Israel had captured the historic Beaufort Castle, in Lebanon, built at the time of the Crusades, in the deepest incursion of troops into the country in 26 years.
Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House
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Trump also said on Monday that "talks are continuing, at a rapid pace, with the Islamic Republic of Iran". Hours earlier, he had minimized a possible interruption in the dialogue for a lasting peace agreement.
Although the pause in negotiations for an agreement was not confirmed, earlier, Iran conditioned any truce with the United States on the implementation of an effective ceasefire in Lebanon.
In his weekly press conference, the spokesman for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaeil Baghaei, commented on the expansion of Israeli operations in Lebanese territory and said that the end of the attacks is essential to peace talks:
"We insist that a ceasefire in Lebanon is an essential condition for any agreement aimed at ending the war."
The spokesman also accused Washington of continuing to violate the ceasefire with Tehran and stated that Iran will not hesitate to adopt any measures it deems necessary to defend its national security.
"The United States is also violating the ceasefire, including this morning. Violations of the ceasefire are, in themselves, indicative of misconduct and bad faith on the part of the US and only intensify the existing distrust, which, rightly, must always remain in our minds, in any interaction with the American side", he declared.
Esmaiel Baghaei
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On the social network Bagher Ghalibaf also criticized the Trump administration:
"The naval blockade imposed by the US and the escalation of war crimes in Lebanon by Israel are clear evidence of the US's failure to comply with the ceasefire." nuclear dossier.
At this stage, our priority is to end the war," said Baghaei, after American President Donald Trump declared that he had obtained guarantees from Iran that it will not develop nuclear weapons.
Israel intensifies offensive in Lebanon
Heavy traffic on a road as people flee the southern suburbs of Beirut, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs
REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir
Also on Monday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced new bombings south of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, a stronghold of the Iranian-backed Hezbollah extremist group. citizens."
Israel's Defense Minister stated that "there will be no calm in Beirut" if Hezbollah attacks continue and promised to establish a military-controlled zone in the Litani River area of southern Lebanon:
"The Dahiyeh region of Beirut is no different from communities in northern Israel: if there is no calm in the north, there will be no calm in Beirut. At the same time, the IDF continues to operate with fire and maneuvers against Hezbollah terrorists and infrastructure in Lebanon in order to ward off threats from IDF forces and residents of the State of Israel, and transform the Litani area into a zone under IDF security control, free from weapons and terrorists."
Source: G1