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President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Israeli troops would not proceed with a planned major operation on Beirut after what he described as a “very productive” call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement came as Israeli airstrikes continued to target Hezbollah installations in Beirut’s suburbs, a campaign Trump criticized as undermining fragile peace talks.
Bitcoin rose about 5% in response to Trump’s diplomatic comments.
Trump’s post centered on a claim that Israeli troops were being redirected away from Beirut following his conversation with Netanyahu. He cast himself as a mediator working behind the scenes, saying indirect communications with Hezbollah representatives helped produce an agreement to cease hostilities against Israel.
Israeli military operations targeting Hezbollah-related sites in and around Beirut have been reported multiple times in 2026, with strikes concentrated around June 1 and continuing through June 7-14. Trump said he was “not happy” with the strikes, describing them as a direct threat to delicate ceasefire discussions.
The developments are occurring against a ceasefire framework announced on April 8, 2026. Trump’s criticism appears tied to concerns that Israeli military escalation could disrupt the diplomatic architecture he has been trying to build, including efforts aimed at a broader agreement involving Iran.
The article also points to a cycle of escalation in which Israeli airstrikes on Beirut reportedly triggered retaliatory responses from Tehran. That feedback loop, it says, made US-facilitated peace negotiations harder to manage.
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