President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that the United States expects a full ceasefire on all fronts, including between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon, and urged all parties to maintain their commitments. Trump noted falling oil prices and rising stocks as signs that markets welcome the direction. The remarks, reported by Israeli journalists, follow a similar pattern of optimistic U.S. statements on regional diplomacy.
President Donald Trump, in remarks reported Thursday evening by Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12), called for a full ceasefire across all regional fronts, explicitly including the front between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The president framed the diplomatic trajectory in market terms, noting that oil prices are falling and stocks are rising — a development he characterized as markets welcoming the direction. This marks the latest in a series of Trump statements on the region issued Thursday evening, each adding specificity: from a general encouragement to let negotiations develop 'nicely' (v.5, 21:03 Jerusalem), to a demand for a 'complete ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon' (v.6, 21:03), to an explicit expectation of a 'full ceasefire' with Hezbollah named (v.4, v.7, 21:03). The thread of six near-identical versions published at 21:03 Jerusalem reflects rapid amplification of a single set of remarks, with the market observation — falling oil, rising stocks — appearing in versions 4 and 7 as the new detail reported here.
Earlier Thursday evening, at 20:57 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem responded positively to a separate Trump statement on Hamas's commitment to a ceasefire, calling it a 'positive position.' On Wednesday (22:47 Jerusalem), Trump said the U.S. is 'very close' to peace across the Middle East and that Hamas has been behaving 'quite nicely.' That remark followed a pattern of optimistic U.S. statements on regional diplomacy, including Trump's call Monday (19:16 Jerusalem) for Syria to address Hezbollah in Lebanon. The thread's corroboration has remained consistent — all versions cite Israeli journalists (Ravid, Amit Segal via N12) as the source for Trump's remarks; no on-record statement from the White House or official U.S. transcript has been published.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday (19:16 Jerusalem), Trump acknowledged that dialogue with Hezbollah is needed to resolve the situation in Lebanon — a position he has reiterated in subsequent statements. In a bulletin published Wednesday (19:48 Jerusalem), Trump elaborated that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad 'would be happy to step in and deal with Hezbollah,' and said the Lebanese president is expected to visit Washington.
What remains open: Neither the White House nor official U.S. channels have released an on-record transcript or statement confirming Trump's remarks as reported by Israeli journalists. No formal ceasefire announcement or diplomatic breakthrough has been made; the claims about falling oil and rising stocks are attributed only to Trump's characterization, without independent market data provided. The thread's six near-identical versions suggest a live-news amplification process rather than distinct developments.
6 developments
- StrongTrump: Both Israel and Iran want an immediate ceasefire; siege remains until final deal
- StrongTrump says he hopes the Lebanon situation can be resolved, acknowledges Hezbollah
- DevelopingTrump administration demands Israel agree to permanent ceasefire with Hezbollah
- DevelopingTrump says Netanyahu is a 'very tough man'; Iran claims ceasefire includes Lebanon
Source and signal
- Internal intake