WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he ‌believed progress ‌was ​being ‌made between ⁠Israel ​and Lebanon ⁠and that Lebanon deserved to have peace.

Trump told reporters in ⁠the Oval ‌Office ‌that he ​had ‌spoken to Israeli ‌Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “I actually spoke to Hezbollah ‌about it.”

He continued: “And I think ⁠progress ⁠is made. It’s been going on for a long time, you know,” he said.