Trump: I think progress is being made regarding Lebanon

(Patria) - US President Donald Trump said he believes progress is being made between Lebanon and Israel and that Lebanon deserves peace, Al Arabiya reported.

Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and that he "actually spoke with Hezbollah about it."

He continued: "And I think progress has been made. This has been going on for a long time, you know," he said.

Yesterday, the Secretary-General of Hezbollah said the Iran-backed group rejected an agreement that was announced in a statement by the US, Lebanon and Israel after a trilateral meeting in Washington.

But Trump said the group did not reject the agreement. "They wouldn't reject me, they didn't reject it," he said.

 "It would be really nice if Lebanon could have some peace. Lebanon has been attacked for so many years."