Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he and U.S. President Donald Trump agree on disarming Hezbollah and demilitarising Lebanon, and he plays down any public disagreement between the two. Netanyahu links the objective to Lebanon’s future and to prospects for a Lebanese-Israeli peace, arguing that saving Lebanon requires Hezbollah to be disarmed and Lebanon’s military capacity reduced. He states that this is a shared goal he believes the U.S. president supports. The comments are presented by multiple outlets as an effort to reduce the appearance of a rift after Trump’s actions and statements have previously been discussed in the context of Israel’s war aims in the region.
Overall, the reporting highlights Netanyahu’s emphasis on alignment with Washington on Hezbollah and Lebanon’s security arrangements, while offering limited additional detail on the nature of any dispute. Both sources focus on Netanyahu’s stated common ground with Trump rather than on specific policy differences or timelines.
