‘You just gotta calm down’: Trump says he told Israel to agree ceasefire with Hezbollah – as it happened

Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence Donald ⁠Trump told NBC News ⁠in a phone ⁠interview that ​he spoke with Israel ⁠on Friday and asked them to ⁠agree to ​a ‌ceasefire ‌with Hezbollah. “‘You just gotta calm down sometimes and use your head,’” Trump ‌was quoted as telling Israel. Trump declined ​to specify ​whether ​he spoke ​with ‌Benjamin ​Netanyahu directly. A senior US official earlier confirmed the ceasefire to Reuters, though Israeli attacks continue across Lebanon. Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew their ceasefire at 4pm local time on Friday, multiple outlets reported, even as Israeli attacks across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley continued, killing at least 47 people and wounding 97 others. Despite the reported ceasefire, the IDF said it would “carry on with its mission [in southern Lebanon] until ordered otherwise”. Donald ⁠Trump told NBC News ⁠in a phone ⁠interview that ​he spoke with Israel ⁠on Friday and asked them to ⁠agree to ​the ‌ceasefire ‌with Hezbollah. “You just gotta calm down sometimes and use your head,” the US president ‌was quoted as telling Israel