Trump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’

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Halt to seven weeks of fighting will be followed by first Israeli-Lebanese summit in decades

Donald Trump has announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon to be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week, in a deal that it is hoped will bring progress toward a parallel peace agreement between the US and Iran.

The ceasefire is due to take effect on Thursday night at midnight in Lebanon, where Israel has been conducting https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/16/israel-escalates-attacks-on-medics-in-lebanon-with-deadly-quadruple-tap">devastating airstrikes aimed at wiping out the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia.

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