Tel Aviv, June 1 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asserted that his country intends to execute its prior operational strategies to target Beirut should Hezbollah fail to cease its offensive operations against northern Israel.

The warning follows declarations made by US President Donald Trump earlier in the evening, who stated that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would not enter the Lebanese capital and that both sides would abstain from mutual hostilities, indicating that both factions had committed to a temporary cessation of active combat.

Defending the state's military posture, Netanyahu clarified the stance in a Hebrew-language statement, noting, "I spoke this evening with President Trump and told him that if Hezboll...