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Israel’s military said early Tuesday that its air defenses intercepted two projectiles launched from Lebanon, just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had persuaded Israel and Hezbollah to de-escalate and stop fighting.
According to the Israeli military, sirens sounded at 1:35 a.m. local time (10:35 p.m. GMT) in several areas of northern Israel before the projectiles were intercepted.
The military also said it identified a “suspicious aerial target” that later fell inside Israeli territory near the Lebanese border. No injuries were reported.
“Following the sirens that sounded at 01:35 a.m. in several areas in northern Israel, the IAF intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory,” the military said in a statement on Telegram.
The military added that a separate aerial target was detected near the border area and later fell inside Israeli territory.
No casualties were reported in the incidents.
The launches came despite an existing ceasefire that was intended to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah beginning on April 17.
The truce has been repeatedly violated since taking effect.
Hezbollah entered the conflict on March 2 by firing rockets at Israel in response to the U.S.-Israeli killing of Iran’s supreme leader.
The incidents occurred hours after Trump announced that he had secured commitments from both Israel and Hezbollah to halt attacks.
“There will be no troops going to Beirut, and any troops that are on their way, have already been turned back,” Trump wrote on Truth Social following what he described as a “very productive” call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Trump also said he had spoken with Hezbollah through “highly placed representatives.”
“Likewise, through highly placed representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop—That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel,” he wrote.
Netanyahu later said he told Trump that “if Hezbollah does not cease attacking our towns and our citizens, Israel will strike terrorist targets in Beirut.”
Trump later reiterated his call for a lasting end to hostilities, saying he hoped Israel and Hezbollah would stop fighting “for ETERNITY!”
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