President Trump announced a pause in fighting in Lebanon.
Lebanon and Israel “agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE,” Trump said in a social media post.
The announcement came amid a wider push in the region to end the war in Iran, as U.S. and Iranian negotiators continue to exchange messages, without yet agreeing to a second round of talks.
The Trump administration has ramped up pressure on Israel and Lebanon to agree to a truce. Since Trump announced the ceasefire with Iran last week, Israel has insisted that Lebanon and Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group backed by Iran, were not covered by the pause in fighting. It is unclear how successful the ceasefire will be as Hezbollah has said it is opposed to Lebanese-Israeli talks.
