Trump says he 'had a very good call with Hezbollah' to end 'shooting' in Lebanon

Trump says he 'had a very good call with Hezbollah' to end 'shooting' in Lebanon Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 06/01/2026 - 18:59 The US president referred to 'highly placed representatives' who coordinated the discussion US President Donald Trump talks on the phone as he departs the White House for the Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Virginia, on 31 May 2026 (Aaron Schwartz/Reuters) Off US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had "a very good call with Hezbollah" to implement some measure of a ceasefire with Israel  in Lebanon, after Israeli forces again issued forced expulsion orders from the Beirut suburbs. "I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back," Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. "Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop - That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel." Middle East Eye reached out to the White House for clarity on who from the US government spoke to Hezbollah, and was told that the press office had "nothing to add to the TRUTH post".  Hezbollah member of parliament Hassan Fadlallah said later on Monday in a statement that the group supports a "full ceasefire" throughout all of Lebanon, adding it would be a precursor to an Israeli troop withdrawal from all Lebanese territory. Fadlallah added that Hezbollah rejected a partial truce offer that would spare Beirut from strikes in return for a halt to Hezbollah's attacks in northern Israel.  The Lebanese pres...

Original source: Middle East Eye