The US president earlier announced a ten-day truce has been agreed between Israel and Lebanon.
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will include the Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah, US President Donald Trump has said, following his earlier announcement of the deal.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Trump announced an upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, adding that “they’re going to be having a ceasefire, and that will include Hezbollah.”
His remarks followed an earlier announcement on Truth Social that a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon had been agreed following talks in Washington. He said the truce would begin at 5 PM EST (22:00 GMT). The post, however, did not mention Hezbollah.
Hezbollah lawmaker Ibrahim Moussawi reportedly told the media that the group would respect the ceasefire, stressing that Israel must “abide by it completely,” including a “total cessation of hostilities” and withdrawal from the “occupied territories.”
Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed the announcement in a post on X, while Netanyahu also reportedly confirmed he had agreed to the truce.
Israeli military sources reportedly told BBC they have no intention of moving their thousands of troops out of southern Lebanon during the 10-day ceasefire.
More than 2,000 people have been killed and thousands more wounded, including hundreds of women and children, since Israel launched its invasion of southern Lebanon in early March in what it described as an operation against Hezbollah. More than one million people have been displaced – around one in five of the population.
Last week, the IDF carried out its largest wave of strikes across Lebanon since the conflict began, pounding central Beirut just hours after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran.
and Israel breaks the truce in 3…2..1…
No need for the 3 or the 2.
https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/-israel–breaches-ceasefire–kills-one–wounds-3-in-south-le
Some media outlets are aware of relevant actual factual history in analysing this decline of the US empire. Seventy years ago, Britain made this exact mistake. https://news-pravda.com/world/2026/04/17/2246679.html
A potential humanitarian crisis in the waters of the Persian Gulf has now been averted by Iran’s temporary opening of the Strait of Hormuz for all commercial traffic while Trump keeps Hormuz blockade despite Iran reopening passage https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/trump-keeps-hormuz-blockade-despite-iran-reopening-passage
For how long will this situation last ? Until the Israelis break the ceasefire again on dumb yank instructions.
Fixed it for you:
For how long will this situation last ? Until the Israelis break the ceasefire again on instructions form the satanic MICBC (Military-Industrial-Congressional-Bankster-Cabal).
Iranian tankers breach Hormuz blockade with crude shipments https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iranian-tankers-breach-hormuz-blockade-with-crude-shipments
Only included the group in the hope they wont f*** up US shipping in the Red Sea…..Suffice to say this is probably little more than a pause in the death and destruction……Benny and Donny have too much to loose from peace