Shafaq News- Washington

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that both Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to stop attacks, adding that he held a “very productive” conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on this issue.

Trump added that there would be no Israeli soldiers entering Beirut and that any troops previously heading toward the Lebanese capital had already turned back, revealing that he also held a “very good" conversation with Hezbollah through senior representatives.

The announcement follows Iranian officials' warning that the United States and Israel would bear responsibility for any violation of the ceasefire, and amid a sharp escalation between Hezbollah and Israel in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah expanded the range of its rocket attacks, targeting several Israeli settlements in the north, while Israel continued intensive airstrikes and shelling on the cities of Nabatieh and Tyre, as well as surrounding villages.