Trump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to ‘stop all shooting’

Declaration comes after Iran had pulled out of peace talks in protest at Israeli offensive in Lebanon • Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has said Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to mutual de-escalation and to scale back fighting, seemingly averting an Israeli strike on Beirut and the potential collapse of ceasefire talks with Iran. The US president said in a social media post that he spoke to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and representatives of Hezbollah and both agreed that “all shooting will stop”. Continue reading...