Trump has been a vocal critic of our military alliance. But this is straight out of left field.
Because a NATO Commander shocked all with a message for Trump no one saw coming.
The recently announced ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is being widely linked to the impending leadership of President-elect Donald Trump.
Former NATO commander James Stavridis highlighted Trump’s upcoming presidency as a key factor influencing the agreement, according to The Hill.
“In the fight that Israel continues to have with Hezbollah … you’re seeing Hezbollah willing to go to a ceasefire,” Stavridis explained during a Dec. 1 interview on The Cats Roundtable radio show on WABC 770 AM, The Hill reported.
“I think that’s a direct result of the presence of a new Trump administration coming on.”
Stavridis pointed to Hezbollah’s move as a significant shift, reflecting a strategic recalibration by the group.
“Foreign leaders are waiting for Trump to take office before making any permanent decisions,” he observed, signaling how the anticipation of a more assertive U.S. foreign policy under Trump is already reshaping regional dynamics.
Meanwhile, senior U.S. officials told Politico that the ceasefire deal isolates Hamas, weakening its hope for broader regional support.
They expressed optimism that the Lebanon ceasefire could encourage Hamas to rethink its strategies, potentially opening the door to broader peace efforts.
The U.S. and France brokered the ceasefire, which took effect on Nov. 27, ending over a year of conflict along the Lebanese-Israeli border.
Under the agreement, Hezbollah must withdraw from southern Lebanon, halt efforts to rebuild its infrastructure, and allow Israeli forces to return to their side of the border within 60 days.
President Joe Biden described the deal as a “permanent cessation of hostilities,” while acknowledging it does not address the ongoing conflict in Gaza, which continues to inflict severe civilian casualties.
In Dearborn, Michigan, home to one of the largest Arab-American populations in the U.S., the Middle East and North African (MENA) Chamber of Commerce credited Trump with playing a behind-the-scenes role in the agreement, according to The Detroit News.
The Chamber praised his efforts, noting they had earlier appealed to him to intervene in the violence in Lebanon and Gaza. Local leaders expressed cautious optimism about the ceasefire, while emphasizing the need for more comprehensive peace solutions.
As CatholicVote previously reported, the humanitarian toll in Lebanon remains staggering.
Michel Constantin of the Pontifical Mission, part of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, detailed the devastation in southern Lebanon, where “25% of buildings, residential buildings, schools, churches, or mosques, have been wiped out.”
He described the massive displacement crisis, with “90% of the population in the south” forced to flee to already overwhelmed communities in Mount Lebanon and Beirut.
Displaced families often had only moments to evacuate before their homes were destroyed. “The Israeli port parole of the Israeli army would warn the people of one quarter of one village to leave immediately,” Constantin explained.
“Sometimes he gave them only 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, they were still on the road, leaving, and they saw their houses and the whole village destroyed completely.”
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