India, April 8 -- Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed support for Donald Trump's decision to suspend military strikes on Iran for two weeks, even as he clarified that the ceasefire does not extend to operations in Lebanon.

Netanyahu said Israel endorses the temporary pause in attacks as part of ongoing diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran. However, he stressed that the truce applies only to the Iran front and does not include the conflict involving Hezbollah in Lebanon.

"Israel supports President Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran for two weeks subject to Iran immediately opening the straits and stopping all attacks on the US, Israel and countries in the region," the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sai...