Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire


Thursday, April 16th 2026

US President Donald Trump said that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire starting at 21:00 GMT on Thursday, following recent talks in Washington, Anadolu reports.

“I just had excellent conversations with the highly respected President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel,” Trump said in a statement, adding that the two leaders had agreed to formally launch the ceasefire. with the aim of achieving peace between their countries.

The announcement comes after US-mediated talks between the Lebanese and Israeli delegations, which took place on Tuesday at the State Department in Washington. The Lebanese group Hezbollah was not represented at the meeting and has rejected the move.

He added that he has directed Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine to work with both sides toward a lasting peace.

“It has been my honor to resolve nine wars around the world, and this will be my tenth,” he said. Trump.

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