Israel preparing Lebanon ceasefire deal as 'gift' for Trump's inauguration: Report
The Washington Post has reported that Israel is moving towards a ceasefire deal in Lebanon in order to give President-elect Donald Trump an early foreign policy win.
“There is an understanding that Israel would gift something to Trump … that in January there will be an understanding about Lebanon,” an Israeli official told the Washington Post.
Trump campaigned on ending Middle East wars, but has nominated a string of officials hawkish on Iran and supportive of Israel's annexation of the West Bank.
Middle East Eye reported earlier that of the wars in Lebanon and Gaza, Israel would be more likely to agree to a ceasefire in Lebanon.
Trump said during his campaign that he wanted to “stop the suffering and destruction” in the Mediterranean country last month. Trump's son-in-law is Lebanese American.