Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently addressed the emerging ceasefire in Lebanon and shed light on Israel’s position. Netanyahu revealed that he spoke with President Trump and outlined Israel’s red lines regarding any agreement on the northern border.
According to the Prime Minister, he made it clear to the US President that if Hezbollah continues attacking Israeli cities, the IDF will strike Beirut. Netanyahu also emphasized that Israeli forces will not withdraw from southern Lebanon and that Israel has no intention of compromising on this issue.
Netanyahu’s remarks came after President Trump announced, through his direct mediation, that an agreement had been reached between Israel and the Hezbollah terror organization. The announcement followed a conversation between Trump and Netanyahu, during which a mutual ceasefire on the northern border was discussed.
According to Trump’s statement, it was agreed during his conversation with Netanyahu that Israeli forces would not enter Beirut and would eventually withdraw following what he described as significant progress in the fighting in northern Lebanon in recent days.
At the same time, Trump said he held what he described as a “very good” conversation with senior Hezbollah representatives, during which an agreement was reached to halt all firing by the terror organization. Hezbollah has targeted Israeli civilians for years and, during the most recent ceasefire period alone, 15 Israeli soldiers were killed.
Even before Trump’s announcement, the Lebanese Embassy in Washington issued an official statement saying that following a conversation between President Joseph Aoun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Lebanese authorities received confirmation that Hezbollah had agreed to the American proposal for a mutual ceasefire.
The statement further revealed that Trump later spoke with Lebanon’s ambassador to the United States, Nada Maoued, informing her that he had received Prime Minister Netanyahu’s approval for the proposed arrangement.
Meanwhile, the Heroism Forum responded both to the death of Captain Dr. Uri Yosef Sylvester and to the ceasefire announcements. In a statement, the forum said: “The State of Israel is bleeding in the north and remains silent. When the IDF stands still and terrorists receive international immunity, the price is very, very heavy. Mr. Prime Minister, stop standing still. Order the IDF to resume a massive offensive today—in Beirut, in Dahiya, and wherever necessary. Stop granting Hezbollah immunity.”
The forum added: “We, the bereaved families, strengthen the government and stand behind you—give the order for the IDF to achieve victory. Our soldiers must not be abandoned, and the residents of the north must not be abandoned. We embrace the families of those who fell in recent days and the Sylvester family. We did not plant them in vain—the mountain will be built from these cedars.”