Israel was asked earlier this week to reduce military operations in Lebanon during a call between Prime Minister Netanyahu and Vice President Vance, according to a report Monday evening by N13 / Army Radio journalists Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh. No further details on the Israeli response were immediately available.
A report by N13 / Army Radio journalists Moriah Asraf and Doron Kadosh, published at 20:13 Jerusalem time Monday evening, states that Prime Minister Netanyahu was asked by the Trump administration, during a call with Vice President Vance earlier this week, to scale back Israeli military operations in Lebanon. The dispatch did not specify which operations or areas were discussed, nor the Israeli government's response to the request.
The report adds to a longer thread of diplomatic signals between Washington and Jerusalem regarding the scope of Israel's campaign in Lebanon. As The Zioneer has reported over the past week, U.S.-Iran talks have been a central context: Iranian demands reportedly include a full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon, and Israeli officials have expressed concern that the Trump administration may press Israel to limit its operations to facilitate negotiations between Washington and Tehran. A tripartite agreement last week between Israel, Lebanon, and the U.S. aimed to sever Tehran-Lebanon links.
The call itself has not been officially confirmed by either the Prime Minister's Office or the White House. The report is attributed to unnamed sources, and the timeline — "early this week" — places the conversation before the reported tripartite agreement. What remains unclear is whether the request has been accepted, rejected, or is under discussion.
- ConfirmedIsraeli officials fear Trump may seek to limit IDF operations in Lebanon
- DevelopingIDF instructed to limit operations that could jeopardize ceasefire
- StrongIranian source warns Israel has until morning to halt Lebanon operations
- StrongAmichai Stein: US-Iran talks now test Israel's Lebanon war scope
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