US President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social on 17 April that Israel was 'PROHIBITED' from bombing Lebanon, a public directive that contradicted the self-defence clause of the ceasefire agreement his own administration had signed the previous day.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu learned of the post through media reporting rather than direct diplomatic communication, according to Axios. Israeli officials, including Ambassador to Washington Yechiel Leiter, contacted American counterparts to seek clarification on whether the post represented an official change in US policy.
