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Will Trump give Netanyahu the green light to escalate in Lebanon?

Sources close to Hezbollah believe a second round of open fighting is inevitable.


Will Trump give Netanyahu the green light to escalate in Lebanon?

Israeli military vehicles maneuver along the border between Israel and Lebanon, seen from northern Israel, Nov. 24, 2025. (Credit: Shir Torem/Reuters)

It is now clear that Lebanon will be at the center of the Monday afternoon meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.According to leaked information, Netanyahu plans to present Trump with reports on the military capabilities Hezbollah is still believed to possess and on what he considers the need to launch military strikes against the party.This is possible especially since Israel continues to insist on the possibility of striking Iran and, in that context, wants to neutralize Hezbollah to prevent it from taking part in any military confrontation.On the Hezbollah side, sources close to the party say that it considers war inevitable and that only the date of this second round of fighting remains to be determined.The same sources add that the party is actively preparing for every scenario, including an...
It is now clear that Lebanon will be at the center of the Monday afternoon meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.According to leaked information, Netanyahu plans to present Trump with reports on the military capabilities Hezbollah is still believed to possess and on what he considers the need to launch military strikes against the party.This is possible especially since Israel continues to insist on the possibility of striking Iran and, in that context, wants to neutralize Hezbollah to prevent it from taking part in any military confrontation.On the Hezbollah side, sources close to the party say that it considers war inevitable and that only the date of this second round of fighting remains to be determined.The same sources add that the party is actively preparing for every scenario, including an...
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