Former President Trump's acknowledgment of Hezbollah has been described as an "utter humiliation" for Benjamin Netanyahu. This comes as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange fire in southern Lebanon, despite de-escalation talks.

Israel continued to strike southern Lebanon on Tuesday as Iran-backed Hezbollah attacked its troops there despite an apparent Washington-brokered de-escalation deal and a fourth round of US-hosted talks between Lebanon and Israel. FRANCE 24's Jerusalem correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky explains that "on the Israeli side we have simply no acknowledgment of this deal", adding that seeing Trump acknowledge Hezbollah "has been an utter humiliation" for Benjamin Netanyahu.