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U.S. President Donald Trump said helium persuaded Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to telephone disconnected the onslaught connected Beirut, pursuing which the Israeli person "turned his troops around".
Mr. Trump made the announcement connected Truth Social connected Monday (June 1, 2026) evening amid reports that the speech betwixt the 2 leaders was “heated” and the U.S. President telling Mr. Netanyahu that helium would person been successful situation but for his intervention.
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"I had a speech with Bibi Netanyahu contiguous (Monday), asking him not to spell into a large raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops around. Thank you Bibi," helium said, referring to the Israeli Prime Minister by his wide utilized nickname.
Mr. Trump’s telephone calls with Mr. Netanyahu came aft Iran threatened to extremity the negotiations with the U.S. implicit Israel’s attacks connected Lebanon. Mr. Netanyahu had said Israel would deed "terror targets" successful Beirut if Hezbollah did not halt attacking Israel.
The President said helium besides had a speech with the representatives of the leaders of Hezbollah, who agreed to "stop shooting astatine Israel and its soldiers".
"I besides had a speech with Representatives of the Leaders of Hezbollah, and they agreed to halt shooting astatine Israel and its soldiers. Likewise, Israel agreed to halt shooting astatine them. Let’s spot however agelong that lasts — Hopefully it volition beryllium for ETERNITY," helium said.
U.S. media outlet Axios reported that tempers flew during Mr. Trump’s telephone telephone with Netanyahu.
"You're f•••ing crazy. You'd beryllium successful situation if it weren't for me. I'm redeeming your a••. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel due to the fact that of this," Axios reported, quoting an unnamed U.S. official.
A 2nd root told Axios that Mr. Trump was tensed and astatine 1 constituent yelled astatine Mr. Netanyahu: "What the f••• are you doing?" Another authoritative told the outlet Mr. Trump had "steamrolled" Mr. Netanyahu during the call.
"Bibi said, 'OK, OK, conscionable marque definite everything is taken attraction of'," according to the official.
Earlier, Mr. Trump told NBC News that helium had not been informed of the determination to suspend negotiations up of time, but "it's good if they're done talking".
"It's an due happening to say, due to the fact that they're amended negotiators than they are fighters," helium said successful a little telephone telephone with NBC News.
"But they haven't informed america of that. It doesn't mean we're going to spell and commencement dropping bombs each implicit there," Mr. Trump said.
The U.S. subject and Iran exchanged strikes implicit the play and into Monday, threatening the astir two-month-old truce agreed to by the warring sides.
Despite the truce, Israel has been pressing up with a subject violative successful Lebanon, with its forces marking their deepest incursion into the state successful 26 years implicit the weekend.
