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Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

Published Thu, Apr 16 202611:41 AM EDTUpdated 11 Min Ago

Kevin Breuninger@KevinWilliamB

 

Key Points

• The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after officials from the two countries met in Washington, President Donald Trump said.
• The temporary truce will start at 5 p.m. ET, Trump said on Truth Social.
• The U.S. president wrote that he had just completed “excellent conversations” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon.