“Israel will no longer bomb Lebanon. They are banned from doing so by the United States, enough!!!” Trump said on Friday.Axios reported that Netanyahu and his advisers were surprised by the statement, particularly because the armistice terms released Thursday by the U.S. State Department explicitly preserved Israel’s right to self-defense against “planned, imminent or ongoing attacks.”According to Axios, Israeli officials contacted the White House to seek clarification after learning of Trump’s comments through media reports. Aides, including Israeli Ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter, reportedly scrambled to determine whether Washington had changed its position.After Axios asked for comment, a US official said: “The presidential ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel clearly states that Israel will not conduct any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets, but reserves its right to self-defense against planned, imminent or ongoing attacks.”Trump later reiterated his stance in an interview with Axios, saying, “Israel has to stop. They can’t keep blowing up buildings. I will not allow that.”Despite the ceasefire, military activity continued. Lebanese state media reported that an Israeli drone strike killed a motorcyclist in the southern city of Kunin shortly after Trump’s statement. Separately, an Israeli source said Hezbollah had violated the ceasefire by attacking Israeli forces.“Our forces acted in self-defense to eliminate the threat in accordance with the ceasefire agreement with the United States and Lebanon,” the Israeli source said.Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announced that commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz would resume during the Lebanon ceasefire.“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the route through the Strait of Hormuz has been declared fully open for all commercial vessels for the remaining period of the ceasefire,” Araghchi said.However, a senior Iranian military official said military ships had been blocked from the waterway.Trump welcomed Iran’s announcement but said US pressure on Tehran would continue.“Thank you!” Trump posted, later adding: “The naval blockade will remain in full force and effect as it relates to Iran, only until our transaction with Iran is 100% completed.”He also wrote: “A great and wonderful day to the world!” And claimed that Iran had agreed that “the strait will no longer be used as a weapon against the world.”The Strait of Hormuz carries about a fifth of global oil shipments, and oil prices reportedly fell further following Iran’s announcement amid hopes of easing regional tensions.

In Israel, the military said wartime restrictions were being lifted to allow civilian movement and economic activity to resume, although Netanyahu warned that the campaign against Hezbollah was not over.“We are not done yet. We are planning to do some things to deal with the remaining rocket threat and the drone threat,” Netanyahu said.