Ammon News - President Trump on Thursday confirmed he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back on a barrage of strikes Israel is conducting in Lebanon, as that operation stands to threaten a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran.

Iran has indicated that a two-week ceasefire agreement reached Tuesday with the U.S. includes the halting of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. But Israel conducted its largest scale attack yet in its latest offensive Wednesday, hitting 100 sites in 10 minutes, prompting Iran to respond by closing the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump on Wednesday agreed with Netanyahu that Lebanon was not included in the ceasefire, going against what Iran and Pakistan, which has emerged as a key mediator, had understood.

“I spoke with Bibi and he’s going to low-key it. I just think we have to be sort of a little more low-key,” Trump said.

The Hill