Current sectionIsrael NewsHaaretz TodayHaaretz Today Trump is the only person with both the power and the interest to order Netanyahu to halt the fighting in Lebanon. But since neither he nor Netanyahu has shown much skill or dedication in pursuing the difficult initiatives needed for real solutions, it is unlikely the U.S. president can win or end the warShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeVera Weidenbach10:13 PM • May 28 2026 IDTWith a U.S. president who may very well need him to accept a deal with Iran that may neither eliminate its enriched uranium nor dismantle its missile program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has bought himself some legroom in Lebanon.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Haaretz Today NewsletterCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealHamasIDF-LebanonAbraham AccordsStrait of HormuzEid al-AdhaHaQuizHaaretz PodcastTrump May Curb Israel in Lebanon, but Lacks a Real Solution to HezbollahBen-Gvir Keeps Using Police for Election Propaganda Tours Despite Court RulingLebanese Army Unable to Disarm Hezbollah, Israeli Army Sources SayArab Israeli Suspected of Killing Couple in Nationalist-motivated AttackNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7'