CNN: Trump asked Netanyahu to ease strikes on Lebanon and push for negotiations

US President Donald Trump has urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their most recent conversation to ease strikes on Lebanon and push for negotiations.

Source: CNN, citing an unnamed US official and another anonymous source, as reported by European Pravda

Details: According to sources, in a conversation with Netanyahu on 8 April, Trump asked him to ease strikes on Lebanese territory and negotiate with Lebanon's official authorities on the disarmament of the pro-Iranian Hezbollah group.

It is unclear whether Netanyahu agreed to this or merely took note of Trump's request.

An Israeli official told CNN that a ceasefire is not yet on the table and "negotiations will be under fire".

The Israeli army continued striking Lebanese territory on Thursday and warned residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut that the area would be dangerous.

A number of European capitals expressed outrage over Israel's latest strikes on Lebanese territory as part of its campaign against Hezbollah, which killed hundreds of civilians and left approximately one thousand injured.

Signals had been coming from Iran indicating an intention to withdraw from the agreement with the US if Israel continued strikes on Lebanon.

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