Trump asked Israel on Friday to agree to ceasefire with Hezbollah: report

Published June 19, 2026 Updated June 19, 2026 10:40pm

US President Trump tells NBC News in a phone interview that he spoke with Israel on Friday and asked them to agree to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, according to Reuters.

“You just gotta calm down sometimes and use your head,” Trump is quoted as saying on X by an NBC reporter, who adds that Trump declined to specify whether he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly.