US President Donald Trump announced on Monday, June 1, that he held a “very productive” call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and with representatives linked to Hezbollah, brokering an end to “all shooting” between Israel and Hezbollah. According to Trump, Netanyahu agreed to hold back deploying troops to Beirut, with any units previously headed toward the city “already turning back.” Hezbollah has also agreed to stop shooting, which was presented as a mutual commitment to halt fire on the Israel-Lebanon front. JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. “I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back. Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop – That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel.” he said. Trump says talks with Iran were continuing “at a rapid pace,” even as Iranian state-linked media announced that Tehran was suspending dialogue with mediators in protest at Israel’s expanding offensive in Lebanon, threatening to open “other fronts.” Ben-Gvir pushes back: ‘Time to say no’ Shortly after Trump’s ceasefire claim, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir posted a message on his X, in Hebrew. Addressing Netanyahu as “Mr. Prime Minister”, Ben-Gvir reminded Netanyahu of his own past line that a strong leader knows when to tell the US “yes,” and when to say “no.”