Report: Trump asked Netanyahu to wait on Hezbollah op to allow for talks with Lebanese govt.

Israel is considering launching an operation in Lebanon instead of settling for the current routine of airstrikes, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation has reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump "discussed in their meeting the expansion of Israeli strikes in Lebanon" and "according to two sources familiar with the details, and from what can be said from a censorship perspective, Israel is considering an operation in Lebanon, in order to eradicate the threat from Hezbollah," the report said.

"The IDF (Israeli army) has so far been content with airstrikes" but "under the cover of the ceasefire, Hezbollah has managed to recover to some extent, and in Israel they say that the Lebanese government stands helpless" against the Iran-backed group, the report added.

The report also said that the Trump administration is not against this possibility, but "Netanyahu was asked to wait with the decision in order to allow further dialogue with the Lebanese government."