US congressman links Israel-Lebanon truce to Trump's victory

The truce between Israel and Lebanon was reached as a result of the victory of US President-elect Donald Trump in the elections. Florida Congressman Mike Walz, a congressman from the state of Florida, said on November 26.

"Everyone is coming to the negotiating table because of President Trump. His resounding victory sent a clear message to the rest of the world that chaos will not be tolerated," he wrote on the X network (former Twitter).

He also said he was happy to see concrete steps toward de-escalation in the Middle East.

Shortly before that, US President Joe Biden said in an address from the White House Rose Garden that the indefinite ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel would begin to take effect on November 27.

It's going to go according to plan: Israel and Lebanon set to make a truce

US representative travels to the Middle East to discuss the possibility of a cease-fire

Earlier, on November 25, it was reported that Israel's prime minister tentatively approved a possible agreement that seeks a ceasefire between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Lebanon's Shiite movement Hezbollah.

Prior to that, on November 24, it was reported that IDF strikes in Lebanon had killed 84 people and injured more than 200.

Meanwhile, on the same day, the IDF claimed 30 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel.

In early November, Lebanon's acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati called the resumption of attacks a rejection of Israel's peace initiative. He emphasized that Israel's repeated threats "confirm the disregard for all efforts made to secure a ceasefire."

The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah came after the events of September 17 and 18, when thousands of people, including employees of the movement, were injured when pagers and other communication devices exploded in Lebanon. The country blamed Tel Aviv for what happened. Since then, Israel has continued to eliminate the leadership of the Shiite movement and strike Lebanese territory.

The situation in the Middle East escalated on the morning of October 7, 2023, when the Palestinian radical movement Hamas subjected the territory of Israel to a massive rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. On the same day, Israel began retaliatory strikes.