The Wall Street Journal quoted an American official as saying that President Donald Trump sent a strongly worded message to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding developments in Lebanon. The official added that Trump informed Netanyahu of the need to reduce the severity of the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, expressing his concern that the escalation would undermine the ceasefire with Iran. In the same context, the newspaper quoted an Israeli official as saying that the pace of attacks on Lebanon would decrease in response to the American request. On the ground, the Israeli army announced that it bombed Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, targeting about 10 rocket launchers that were used to fire shells towards northern Israel, early on Friday morning.