Summary
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting Thursday evening, announced by President Donald Trump. The pause in fighting comes after direct talks between the two countries in Washington, following more than a month of conflict involving Israel and the Hezbollah group in Lebanon.
Key Facts
- The ceasefire will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday.
- President Trump announced the ceasefire on social media.
- The agreement followed talks between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
- The talks in Washington were the first direct diplomatic discussions between Israel and Lebanon in decades.
- The conflict involved Israel and Hezbollah, a militant group backed by Iran.
- President Trump has directed Vice President JD Vance and others to work toward lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.
- The ceasefire is intended as a pause in the hostilities after more than a month of fighting.
