Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News A senior Israeli official told reuters that Jerusalem is in 'stubborn negotiations' with the Trump administration over limits on IDF deployment in southern Lebanon up to 10 km inside the territory, as Netanyahu said the buffer zone will remain 'so long as security needs require it'Share 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 formatSubscribeBen Samuels, Rawan Suleimanand Jonathan Lis11:54 PM • June 18 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Thursday evening that the US "expects a complete cease-fire on all fronts, including Lebanon, Hezbollah and Israel," in a post on the social network Truth Social. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIsrael - U.S.HezbollahBenjamin NetanyahuCease-fire/hostage release talksCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael Buffer ZonesTrump-NetanyahuStanding TogetherTel Aviv PrideFIFAHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Bedouin City Poised to Play Kingmaker in Israel's Upcoming ElectionHaaretz CartoonIsrael Police Suspend Officer for Kicking Haredi Demonstrator Lying on GroundMissiles, Proxies and Nukes: Israeli Officials Warn of Gaps in U.S.-Iran DealRight-wing Religious post-Zionism: Netanyahu's Coalition Is at War With IsraelRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesFork Found in Kitchen: Israelis Have Discovered the OccupationNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIran Reportedly Calls Off Missile Strikes on Israel After Trump Intervenes