Trump Urges Netanyahu To Scale Back Lebanon Attacks Amid U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Tensions

Trump urged Netanyahu to scale back Israeli military operations in Lebanon.

Vice President Vance said the Israelis have actually offered to check themselves a little bit in Lebanon.

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The Trump administration and Israel maintained that Lebanon was not covered by the ceasefire, while Tehran and Pakistani mediators insisted that it was.

Netanyahu announced plans for direct negotiations with Lebanon, focusing on disarming Hezbollah.

Israel's bombardment of Lebanon continued despite the ceasefire.

Strikes killed at least 303 people in Beirut according to the Lebanese health ministry.

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The BBC described the strikes as one of the deadliest industrial accidents in Bangladesh in a decade.

Amnesty International called it a massacre.

Iran's parliamentary speaker warned that continued strikes would provoke consequences.

A key point of contention remained whether Lebanon was included in the ceasefire.

Washington and Israel maintained that the truce did not extend to Lebanon, while Tehran and Pakistani mediators insisted that it did.

Vice President Vance described it as a legitimate misunderstanding.

The situation highlighted the fragile nature of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.

Netanyahu instructed his cabinet to open direct negotiations with Lebanon.

The talks would focus on disarming Hezbollah and establishing peaceful relations.

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The talks would follow a separate track, but same model as the Iran-U.S. truce.

Lebanon was advocating for a temporary ceasefire to facilitate negotiations.