President Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, set to begin Thursday at 5 p.m. ET. He stated he held conversations with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The leaders agreed to the pause in fighting, according to a post on Trump's Truth Social platform.
The U.S. has been pressing for a halt to hostilities between the two nations for several days. This diplomatic effort has been running parallel to separate American work on a potential peace deal with Iran. The ceasefire plan is described as politically sensitive for the Israeli prime minister.