‘PEACE between their countries’: Trump announces 10-day ceasefire between Israel, Lebanon

Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire following discussions with President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

US-Iran war: In a significant global development, US President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire following high-level discussions between the top leadership of both the countries. The US President also said that the development comes after he reportedly held “excellent conversations” with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Here are all the details you need to know about what US President Donald Trump has said on Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

What did US President Donald Trump announce on Israel-Lebanon ceasefire?

“I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel. These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST. On Tuesday, the two Countries met for the first time in 34 years here in Washington, D.C., with our Great Secretary of State, Marco Rubio,” US President Trump wrote on Truth Social.

“I have directed Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, together with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Razin’ Caine, to work with Israel and Lebanon to achieve a Lasting PEACE. It has been my Honor to solve 9 Wars across the World, and this will be my 10th, so let’s, GET IT DONE!,” he added.

What was discussed between Israel and Lebanon?

Israel and Lebanon on Tuesday held a meeting in Washington, where Israel insisted on Hezbollah’s disarmament, and Lebanon called for a ceasefire and concrete measures to ease the severe humanitarian crisis resulting from the US-Israeli war with Iran, according to a statement from the US State Department, a report by IANS news agency said.

All sides agreed to launch direct negotiations at a mutually agreed time and venue, said the statement. The meeting marked the first major high-level engagement between Israel and Lebanon since 1993, it said.

What was US’s earlier stand on Lebanon war?

Earlier in the day, the United States clarified that a possible ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is not part of its negotiations with Iran, even as Washington steps up diplomatic efforts to ease tensions along Israel’s northern border, the report said.

Notably, the discussions between the two countries were described by US officials as a step towards reducing tensions and potentially opening a pathway to a broader agreement.

(With inputs from agencies)