Netanyahu Orders Peace Talks with Lebanon

0:00On April 9th, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu just ordered his team to kick off peace talks with Lebanon right after a tense phone call with. Donald Trump and on-voice Steve Whitkopf on Wednesday, Whitkopf straight up told him to calm down the strikes and get negotiations rolling fast. Netanyahu says the talks will zero in on disarming Hezbollah and building real peace between the two nations. This comes amid a U.S. Iran ceasefire that's supposed to last two weeks, but Israel ramped up airstrikes on Lebanese cities like Beirut, anyway, killing. Around 254 people according to Lebanese reports, Iran insists Lebanon counts as part of that deal since Hezbollah is their proxy and they're now threatening to ditch talks and keep the straight up. Hormuz shed tight unless Israel backs off. Folks close to Netanyahu made it clear Israel won't ease up on Hezbollah until there's a solid agreement in place. In U.S. and Israeli diplomats say, this ceasefire doesn't cover this ground push.

1:01Trump himself told NBC News on Thursday that he chatted with Bebe and he's going to keep things low key for now. New details show the Israel-Levanon summit kicks off next week in Washington, D.C. at the State Department, hosted by the U.S. Ambassador Mikel Issa moderates with Israeli ambassador Yechil Leiter and Lebanese ambassador Nada Hamada Moawad leading their sides. Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance hits to Pakistan Friday to push U.S. Iran talks based on Tehran's 10-point plan as tension simmer but diplomacy heats up across the board.