President Donald Trump said Sunday he would tell Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to respond” after Iran fired missiles toward Israel in the first direct attack on the Jewish state since an April ceasefire.Tensions in the Middle East escalated Sunday after rocket fire was launched toward northern Israel from Lebanon, prompting Israeli Defense Forces to strike “terrorist headquarters in the Dahieh district of Beirut, in response to Hezbollah’s firing at Israeli territory,” according to Netanyahu.“I’m about to call Bibi right now and tell him not to respond,” Trump said after Iran then launched multiple missile barrages at northern Israel, according to Axios. “Both of them have already done their part. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one.”
Trump also said the Iranian missiles didn’t hit anyone and “we’re very close to a final deal with Iran… I don’t want it to blow up because of what’s happening right now.”
A renewed ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was announced Wednesday, though the Iranian-backed Hezbollah rejected the deal. Iran’s foreign minister said Thursday an attack on Beirut “will lead to a full-scale resumption of the war.”
