US President Donald Trump reportedly said he would call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and press him not to retaliate to the Iranian bombardment, which was prompted by earlier Israeli strikes on Beirut.

The attack would be the first since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, complicating mediation efforts for a deal to end the war.

Tehran had warned of retaliation after Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning in defiance of Washington’s request days ago to stand down