U.S. 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.