Jane Corbyn

Netanyahu and Aoun, the president of Lebanon, to have a direct phone call.

That didn't happen.

And instead, Trump had to take the stage and probably was pleased to take the stage and announce this ceasefire.

But, you know, it's a big thing for Lebanon.

It's technically still a criminal act for Lebanese to be in touch with an Israeli citizen.

There are no relations between them, no diplomatic relations.

And it's 34 years since there was last a meeting at that level.

And we know that Trump did manage to bring together the Lebanese ambassador in Washington and the Israeli ambassador in Washington for these talks that have led now to the ceasefire.

But Lebanon's really on a knife edge here because they've got to handle Hezbollah.

And what that means at the end of the day, as far as President Trump is concerned and Israel is concerned, but not Iran...

is to disarm Hezbollah.

And that really is a very big task.

And that will be the sticking point on that particular track of the negotiations.

I mean, thousands and thousands of fighters.

Israel claims to have killed 1,700 or so in this particular round of fighting.

And of course, the population of Lebanon, 30% of Lebanon roughly, is Shia.

And when the

And recent polls have been done and asking people within the Shia population, because Hezbollah is a Shia militia, if they support them or not.

You know, their support is still running high at about between 80 and 90 percent of the Shia population, which is a third of the Lebanese population, support Hezbollah.

So that's why it's very difficult for the Lebanese president, he happens to be a Christian, to try to sort of...