Trump vows Mideast deal is on, calls for no more attacks

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Donald Trump said Israeli strikes on Beirut "should not have happened" while simultaneously vowing a Middle East peace deal was imminent, though he walked back his earlier promise to sign it on Sunday. The U.S. president called for an end to regional attacks without detailing what such an agreement would entail or when it might materialize. Trump's comments, delivered as tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah, mixed criticism of Israeli military action with support for an undisclosed diplomatic resolution.