Jerusalem Post/Middle EastThe speaker of the Lebanese parliament, Nabih Berri, informed US President Donald Trump's administration of Hezbollah's willingness to cooperate, Axios reported, citing Berri's top advisor.Follow us on GoogleSupporters of Lebanon's Hezbollah wave flags while commemorating Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/Raghed Waked)ByTZVI JASPER, IDAN KWELLERJUNE 1, 2026 20:15Updated: JUNE 1, 2026 20:20US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Monday, with the assumption being that they were discussing the potential for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, as communicated to the United States by Lebanon.The speaker of the Lebanese parliament, Nabih Berri, informed Trump's administration of Hezbollah's readiness for a ceasefire with Israel and that it has promised to guarantee that it would be implemented, Axios reported on Monday, citing Berri's top advisor Ali Hamdan. Berri is Shia, and heads Lebanon's Amal Movement."I called the US ambassador to Beirut, Michel Issa, on Sunday and told him on behalf of Speaker Berri that Hezbollah will be ready to totally commit to a comprehensive ceasefire and we are ready to guarantee it," Hamdan told Axios.Hamdan also said that the US had proposed a partial ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, in which Hezbollah would end its strikes on northern Israel, and in exchange, Israel would not strike Beirut.Israeli officials were concerned that the discussion between Trump and Netanyahu would end in the cancellation of the planned strike in Dahiyeh."The proposal we received was no Hezbollah attacks on northern Israel and that in return Israel will not bomb Beirut and then gradually the ceasefire will expand to other areas," Hamdan said. "Speaker Berri's reply was, "Why a partial ceasefire? Let's have a full ceasefire."OPERATIONS CONDUCTED by troops from the 401st Brigade in southern Lebanon. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)Netanyahu unlikely to agree to Hezbollah ceasefireAnother unnamed source, however, told Axios that US officials told Berri that Netanyahu was unlikely to agree.An Israeli official confirmed to Axios that Hezbollah seemed ready for a full ceasefire, and that it was not demanding Israel fully withdraw from Lebanon in return."We are sure Hezbollah will commit to a total ceasefire. We think it will be more productive," Hamdan said. "We know time is running out."Follow us on Google