Trump says Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to ‘stop all shooting’

Declaration comes after Iran had pulled out of peace talks in protest at Israeli offensive in Lebanon• Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has said Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to mutual de-escalation and to scale back fighting, seemingly averting an Israeli strike on Beirut and the potential collapse of ceasefire talks with Iran.The US president said in a social media post that he spoke to Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and representatives of Hezbollah and both agreed that “all shooting will stop”. Continue reading...