US President Donald Trump has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin\nNetanyahu to reduce attacks on Lebanon. Trump stated that Netanyahu\nagreed to this.<\/p>\n
According to NBC News on Friday (10\/4\/2026), Trump spoke with\nNetanyahu over the phone. Trump confirmed the conversation in his\ninterview with NBC News, saying that Israel would reduce operations in\nLebanon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI spoke with Bibi and he will calm down. I think we need to be a bit\ncalmer,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Trump expressed great optimism that a peace agreement with Iran is\nwithin reach. Meanwhile, a diplomatic delegation led by US Vice\nPresident JD Vance is preparing to head to Pakistan for crucial talks\naimed at ending the conflict that has lasted nearly six weeks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they don\u2019t reach an agreement, it will be very painful,\u201d Trump\nadded.<\/p>\n
However, the temporary ceasefire between the US and Iran is showing\nsigns of strain, as Israeli forces continue attacks across southern\nLebanon, where the Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah is based.<\/p>\n
European leaders have also pleaded for Lebanon to be included in the\nlimited ceasefire. Netanyahu has not shown public indications that he is\nready to reduce attacks, although he stated that his government would\nseek \u201cdirect negotiations\u201d with Lebanon.<\/p>\n
\u201cI insist that the temporary ceasefire with Iran does not include\nHezbollah, and we continue to strike them hard,\u201d Netanyahu said in a\nstatement on Wednesday, adding that the \u201cdeep friendship\u201d between the\nIsraeli government and Trump is changing the face of the Middle\nEast.<\/p>\n
Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again<\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s attacks on Lebanon are impacting activities in the Strait of\nHormuz. The sea route connecting the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman\nand the Arabian Sea has been closed by Iran again.<\/p>\n
The Israeli military launched attacks on areas in Lebanon, killing\n112 people. The attacks also injured hundreds of others in Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said his forces carried out\nattacks targeting hundreds of Hezbollah members across Lebanon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe IDF conducted sudden strikes against hundreds of Hezbollah\nmembers in command centres across Lebanon. This is the biggest\nconcentrated blow Hezbollah has suffered since Operation Beepers,\u201d Katz\nsaid in a video statement, referring to the major 2024 operation against\nHezbollah involving pager bombs, according to AFP on Wednesday\n(8\/4).<\/p>\n
Israel launched a series of attacks in Beirut on Wednesday (8\/4),\ncausing panic among residents in the most intense assault on the capital\nsince the war with Hezbollah began.<\/p>\n
According to CNN on Thursday (9\/4), the Lebanese Ministry of Health\nsaid Israeli attacks in various parts of the country, including the\ncapital Beirut, have killed at least 112 people, according to the latest\npreliminary data. Another 837 people were injured in the day\u2019s attacks,\naccording to the ministry.<\/p>\n
Iranian authorities reportedly closed the Strait of Hormuz again\nfollowing Israel\u2019s military attacks in Lebanon against the Iran-backed\nmilitant group Hezbollah. The closure was reported by Iran\u2019s state\nmedia, Fars.<\/p>\n
Two tankers managed to pass through the strait, which carries about\n20 percent of the world\u2019s oil supply, according to Marine Traffic, a\nship tracking service.<\/p>\n
The Greek-owned ship NJ Earth and the Liberian-flagged Daytona Beach\nsuccessfully passed through the strait, the first vessels to cross the\nstrategic waterway since the temporary ceasefire between the United\nStates and Iran was announced.<\/p>\n
The closure of the strait occurred alongside Israel\u2019s military\nattacks in Lebanon on Wednesday, which killed hundreds of people.<\/p>\n
According to The Hill on Thursday (9\/4\/2026), when asked about\nreports of the Strait of Hormuz closure from the Fars news agency, White\nHouse Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the reports were\n\u201cfalse.\u201d<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-calls-netanyahu-to-reduce-attacks-on-lebanon-1775785847", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }