Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityAnalysis The disconnect between Israel's empty threats and the combat on the ground is particularly striking in light of the vulnerability Hezbollah has exposed. Trump felt forced to intervene in Lebanon because he was worried about the fate of negotiations with IranShare 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 formatSubscribeAmos Harel06:00 AM • June 02 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump said Monday night that he had stopped a planned Israeli airstrike on Beirut's Dahiyeh neighborhood, and that on his orders, a renewed cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah would take effect. His announcement came after Israel had threatened to strike Dahiyeh and Iran responded by threatening to attack Israel.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonHamasIranTemple Mount/Al-AqsaHezbollahBenjamin NetanyahuDonald TrumpCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesBeaufort CastleHezbollahHaaretz BoycottGazaIsrael ElectionsDraft EvasionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastAnarchy Thrives Under Netanyahu, Yet Judges Fail to Grasp the Evil They FaceCanada Is Failing the Jewish Community and Jews Are Being Targeted, Carney SaysTrump Tells ABC News He Thinks There Will Be an Iran Deal 'Over the Next Week'Mamdani 'Offended' by Participation of Far-right Israeli Pols in Israel ParadeIsraeli Lawmakers Pass First Reading of Bill Dissolving KnessetRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Orders Unprecedented Seizure of Religious Site From Palestinian AuthorityIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Pentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War