US President Donald Trump denounced the IDF's strikes on Beirut on Sunday.

"There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon," Trump said, "but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel."

"This morning's attacks should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran," Trump wrote on Truth Social.

Trump added that, while Israel has the right to "defend itself against threats," the threat it was defending itself against was "very small and meaningless."

Trump concluded his message by mentioning the potential peace deal with Iran, which is expected to be signed on Sunday evening, saying: "This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace - Let's not blow it!"

U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025.
U.S. President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as they shake hands during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST)

'Bibi has no f***ing discretion'

Trump told Israel's Channel 12 on Sunday that he was unhappy with the IDF's strikes on Beirut and with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's choices.

"Bibi has no f***ing discretion," he told the news outlet. "Why did [he] do this attack?" Trump also noted that he had conveyed his feelings to Netanyahu directly.

"Hezbollah fired and hit the middle of nowhere," Trump went on to say. "Nobody was hurt. And then he has to f***ing attack, and in Beirut. That made me very angry."

IDF strikes Hezbollah command centers in Beirut's Dahiyeh, hours before signing of US-Iran deal

The IDF conducted strikes in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut in response to Hezbollah fire toward Israeli territory, Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed on Sunday in a joint statement.

"Israel will not tolerate fire directed at its territory," the statement said.

The strikes precisely targeted one of Hezbollah's command centers located within Dahiyeh used by the terror organization to "advance terrorist attacks against the citizens of the State of Israel and IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon," the military added.

According to Axios reporter Barak Ravid, the IDF notified CENTCOM shortly before conducting the strike.