Michael Gabriel Hernandez
April 17, 2026•Updated: April 17, 2026
AA / Washington / Michael Hernandez
President Donald Trump of the United States declared Friday that Washington is actively prohibiting Israel from carrying out further attacks on Lebanon as a fragile ceasefire begins to take hold.
“Israel will no longer bomb Lebanon. This is prohibited by the United States. Enough is enough!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Moreover, he stated that the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel is completely separate from the ongoing discussions with Iran. He stressed that Washington will continue to “work with Lebanon and address the situation of (Hezbollah) appropriately.”
The president was referring to Lebanese Hezbollah, whose disarmament has long been sought after by the United States and Israel.
On Thursday, Donald Trump announced a ten-day ceasefire in Lebanon, coming into effect at midnight local time in Tel Aviv and Beirut.
According to official figures, over 2,196 people have been killed and 7,185 injured during 45 days of Israeli attacks on Lebanon, with over a million people displaced.
In October 2023, Israel launched a war against Lebanon. A ceasefire was declared in November of the following year, but Israel continued to violate it daily before expanding its offensive on March 2.
Israel occupies areas in southern Lebanon, some for decades and others since the start of its latest ground offensive in the country this year.
*Translated from English by Adama Bamba
