Ceasefire agreed upon between Israel and Lebanon - Trump

A ten-day truce will begin at 5pm EST (22:00 GMT) on Thursday following talks between the sides, the US president has announced

US President Donald Trump has announced that a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has been agreed upon following talks in Washington.

In a post on Truth Social on Thursday, Trump stated the truce would begin at 5 p.m. EST (22:00 GMT), following what he described as "excellent conversations" with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

DETAILS TO FOLLOW

More Beirut News

Access More

Sign up for Beirut News

a daily newsletter full of things to discuss over drinks.and the great thing is that it's on the house!