On the 29th Israel defense minister Katz said U.S. pressure and a U.S. policy of linking Iran and Lebanon forced the Israel Defense Forces to alter its military strategy toward Hezbollah. Katz said that after President Trump chose to "bind" the Iran and Lebanon situations the IDF stopped bombing Beirut; he described the linkage as aligned with U.S. strategic interests and an "external constraint" Israel accepts to preserve the partnership. Katz added that Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke repeatedl

On the 29th Israel defense minister Katz said U.S. pressure and a U.S. policy of linking Iran and Lebanon forced the Israel Defense Forces to alter its military strategy toward Hezbollah. Katz said that after President Trump chose to "bind" the Iran and Lebanon situations the IDF stopped bombing Beirut; he described the linkage as aligned with U.S. strategic interests and an "external constraint" Israel accepts to preserve the partnership. Katz added that Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke repeatedly with Trump before the U.S. and Iran signed a related memorandum of understanding, and that Washington applied "strong pressure" which produced the linkage.