Israel backs Trump's two-week pause on Iran strikes

Israel supports U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to suspend strikes against Iran ​for two weeks, but the ceasefire does not include ‌Lebanon, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Wednesday.

The remarks ​came after Washington announced a two-week suspension of attacks against ⁠Iran as part of efforts to de-escalate the conflict and open ​a window for negotiations.

Israel also said it supported U.S. efforts to ​ensure Iran no longer posed a nuclear, missile or "terror" threat to the U.S., Israel and Iran's Arab neighbours, adding that Washington had told Israel it ​was committed to achieving their shared goals in upcoming negotiations.