Trump calls for restraint after Israel launches fresh airstrikes on Beirut

Donald Trump was forced to call for restraint on Sunday after Israel launched fresh airstrikes on Beirut as mediators sought to conclude negotiations on a preliminary peace deal between Iran and the US that would bring the three-month war in the Middle East to a definitive end. Trump played down new Israeli strikes but said “all sides should stand down”. “We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon ... …