Israel asks Trump to put 2-3 week deadline on Lebanon talks amid growing Hezbollah attacks — report

By Lazar Berman

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29 April 2026, 7:46 pm

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Lazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter

IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israel asked the US to limit attempts to achieve a diplomatic breakthrough with Lebanon, and to maintaining a precarious semi-ceasefire with Hezbollah, to a 2-3 week timeframe, Channel 12 reports.

Israel is arguing that Hezbollah attacks on Israeli soldiers and communities are making an agreement extremely unlikely, while Israel’s deterrence is eroding the longer it holds off from a major response.

If no deal is reached by mid-May, according to the report, Israel wants US President Donald Trump’s blessing for the expanded campaign in Lebanon that it had been planning.