Trump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to ‘stop all shooting’
by William Christou in Beirut, Lorenzo Tondo and Jona from World news | The Guardian on (#760BW)
Declaration comes after Iran had pulled out of peace talks in protest at Israeli offensive in Lebanon
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Donald Trump has said Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to mutual de-escalation and to scale back fighting, seemingly averting an Israeli strike on Beirut and the potential collapse of ceasefire talks with Iran.
The US president said in a social media post that he spoke to Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and representatives of Hezbollah and both agreed that all shooting will stop".
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