Under the arrangement, "Israeli strikes on Dahiyeh" - Beirut's southern suburbs - "would cease in exchange for Hezbollah refraining from launching attacks against Israel".
Smoke rises in Lebanon following an air strike, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
02 Jun 2026 03:51AM
(Updated: 02 Jun 2026 07:31AM)
WASHINGTON: Lebanon said on Monday (Jun 1) Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal to stop attacking Israel in exchange for Israel halting attacks on south Beirut, after President Donald Trump reported having a "very good call" with the Iran-backed group.Under the arrangement, which Hezbollah has accepted, according to a statement from the Lebanese embassy in Washington shared by the Lebanese presidency, "Israeli strikes on Dahiyeh" - Beirut's southern suburbs - "would cease in exchange for Hezbollah refraining from launching attacks against Israel".Israel had threatened to strike the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital again on Monday.Israel's growing offensive in Lebanon, including heavy bombardment and its deepest ground invasion in two decades, has threatened to scupper the ceasefire between the United States and Iran in the wider Middle East war.Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the conflict on Mar 2 by firing rockets at Israel in retaliation for the US-Israeli killing of Iran's supreme leader.
