President Donald Trump revealed Friday that he directly urged Israel to accept a ceasefire in Lebanon, calling the agreement a welcome development as diplomatic efforts continue across the region.

Speaking with NBC News, Trump said he had been in contact with Israeli officials and encouraged them to move forward with a halt in hostilities.

“It’s a positive,” he told the network, adding, “It’s a little icing on the cake.”

Trump declined to say whether he personally spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the discussions.

His remarks came shortly after a senior U.S. official told Reuters that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to a ceasefire that went into effect at 4:00 p.m. local time Friday.

A Hezbollah official, speaking to NBC News, said the terror group intends to honor the ceasefire agreement but alleged that Israeli forces were continuing to fire and attempting to advance farther into Lebanese territory.

Trump also addressed the future of negotiations with Iran, expressing confidence that Vice President JD Vance would eventually travel to Switzerland to participate in peace talks despite Tehran’s decision to cancel Friday’s scheduled round of negotiations following Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

“I think he’s going to end up going back,” Trump said. “Steve Witkoff is going separately. I think JD’s going a little bit later.”

Meanwhile, the United States reportedly informed Iran that Israel was not expected to intensify its military operations in Lebanon, even after a deadly Hezbollah attack in southern Lebanon killed four Israeli soldiers.

The latest ceasefire comes against a backdrop of continued casualties. Since the original truce between Israel and Hezbollah took effect in April, 23 Israeli soldiers and one civilian employee of the Defense Ministry have been killed during operations in southern Lebanon.