Smoke rises in Lebanon following an air strike, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, June 1, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Lebanon’s embassy in Washington said in a statement on Monday that Hezbollah had accepted a US proposal for a mutual cessation of hostilities that would be extended to encompass all Lebanese territory.

The statement, shared by the Lebanese presidency on X, said the arrangement would first see Israel refrain from striking Beirut’s southern suburbs in exchange for Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah halting its attacks against Israel, after Israel had threatened to attack the capital’s suburbs on Monday.

Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah told the group’s Al-Manar broadcaster that Hezbollah would support a full ceasefire across all Lebanon as a precursor to the withdrawal of Israeli troops, and said the Islamist group would watch whether a cessation of hostilities took hold in the coming days.

The statements suggested Hezbollah’s pledge did not extend to northern Israel, where the group has repeatedly attacked.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he had productive calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hezbollah, indicating a truce in Lebanon could hold despite Iranian state media suggestions that it could collapse.

On social media, Trump said the terrorist group, through intermediaries, pledged it would not attack Israel while Netanyahu agreed to pull back any troops preparing to attack Lebanon.

But Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and Hezbollah attacks on Israeli troops there continued on Monday evening.

Earlier, the Iranian state news agency Tasnim said Tehran was halting indirect negotiations with the US after Israel ordered its troops on Sunday to push deeper into Lebanon, complicating diplomatic efforts to end three months of war.

Trump told an NBC reporter that he had not heard from Iran on any suspension of the indirect talks.

Iranian state TV then reported that the ceasefire with the US, in force since early April, was very likely to end if the Israeli attacks on Tehran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon persisted.

There was no direct confirmation of the reports from Iranian officials, though the foreign ministry reiterated late on Monday that Tehran held the US responsible for all violations of their joint ceasefire and of the truce in Lebanon.

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he had held a “very productive call” with Netanyahu and separately communicated with Hezbollah.

“There will be no (Israeli) Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” he said. There was no immediate comment from Israel.

Netanyahu ordered attacks on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs ​of Beirut on Monday, and that was expected to be an air operation.

On the ground, Israeli troops already controlled a swathe of southern Lebanon from the border to the Litani River and have been pushing beyond it toward the Zaharani River, around ​10 km (6 miles) further north, marking their deepest incursion in Lebanon in 25 years.

Trump also said Hezbollah had to stop attacks on Israel: “Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop,” he said in the post.

No US president has ever spoken with Hezbollah, with or without intermediaries. The group is designated as a terrorist organization by the United States and several other countries.