US President Donald Trump said “progress has been made” in ending the fighting in Lebanon. Iran-backed Hezbollah “called us and they said, ‘How about stopping?’” Trump said Thursday. Trump also said he talked to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump’s comments came after Israeli forces and Hezbollah fighters launched attacks yesterday despite a fresh US-brokered ... The post Israel and Hezbollah traded fire as militant group rejected ceasefire. Where things stand appeared first on Egypt Independent .
