Trump reacts to Iran response as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire frays

President Donald Trump reacted Sunday to Iran’s official response to the latest U.S. proposal aimed at ending the three-month war, but the wider diplomatic push was colliding with a ceasefire in Lebanon that is fraying under sustained fire.

The Israel-Hezbollah truce took effect at 4 a.m. on November 27, 2024, in a deal brokered by the United States and France and tied to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701. It called for Hezbollah and other armed groups in Lebanon to stop operations against Israel, for Israel to halt offensive military operations in Lebanon, and for only Lebanon’s official military and security forces to be armed south of the Litani River. The framework also said both Israel and Lebanon retained an inherent right of self-defense consistent with international law.

That paper structure has been hollowed out by repeated violations. On November 27, 2025, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said it had recorded more than 10,000 Israeli air and ground violations since the ceasefire began, a tally that underscored how quickly the agreement had eroded. Both sides have accused each other of undermining the truce while fighting has continued along the border and beyond it.

The violence has also spilled into populated areas. The Associated Press reported that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least five people and wounded eight others in Toura, near Tyre, with Lebanon’s Health Ministry saying the strikes hit the village on Friday. Reuters reported that Israel struck Beirut on May 6, 2026, the first attack on the city since the ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, a sign that the conflict had widened even as diplomats pressed for restraint.

The result is a narrowing space for any deal with Tehran. As Washington weighs Iran’s response, the battlefield between Israel and Lebanon is moving faster than the negotiation track, raising the question of whether the diplomatic channel can still catch up to events already overtaking it.