U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a tense phone call, warning that Israel was becoming increasingly isolated over its planned attacks on Beirut.
According to reports citing American officials, Trump used expletives and accused Netanyahu of acting recklessly after Iran suspended peace talks over Israel’s plans to continue strikes on Beirut’s southern suburb, Dahieh. He was also quoted as saying that “everybody hates Israel” because of the conflict, and that he was trying to protect Netanyahu politically and diplomatically.
Trump later announced on social media that no troops would be heading to Beirut and said forces already moving toward the area had been turned back. He also claimed he had a “very good call with Hezbollah” about a ceasefire, while Netanyahu maintained that Israel would continue targeting Hezbollah sites if attacks on Israeli cities did not stop.
Fadlallah also said Hezbollah rejected a limited truce proposal that would have prevented attacks on Beirut in exchange for halting Hezbollah operations in northern Israel.
Lebanon’s presidency later confirmed that Hezbollah had agreed to a US-backed proposal involving a mutual cessation of attacks across Lebanon.
Netanyahu, however, maintained Israel’s position.
“I spoke with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our cities and citizens, Israel will attack terror targets in Beirut. This stance of ours remains unchanged,” Netanyahu wrote on X.
Trump later told NBC that Iran had not contacted him directly since suspending negotiations.
“I think we’ve been talking too much if you want to know the truth. I think going silent would be very good, and that could be for a long time,” he said.
He added that silence did not necessarily mean military escalation, insisting sanctions and blockades remained tools available to Washington.
Despite earlier comments, Trump later posted on social media that talks with Iran were continuing “at a rapid pace.”