The leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after meeting in Washington, President Donald Trump announced Thursday.
President Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the temporary ceasefire would begin at 5 p.m. ET.
In a follow-up, Trump added that he would invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House “for the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since all those years ago in 1983.”
“Both sides want peace, and I believe it will happen soon!” Trump wrote.
These developments are raising hopes for an agreement to end the Middle East war that the United States and Israel launched against Iran on February 28.
Israel launched a major military attack on Lebanon last week, prompting accusations from Iran that a fragile two-week ceasefire has already been violated. Despite peace talks between the United States and Iran ending without a deal over the weekend, President Trump said this week that the war was “very close to ending” and the White House expressed optimism about the “prospects for a deal.”
In his Ceasefire post on Thursday, President Trump wrote that he had just concluded a “great dialogue” with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Prime Minister Aoun.
President Trump wrote that the two leaders entered into the agreement “to achieve peace between our countries.”
President Trump added that Vice President Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Kaine “will work with Israel and Lebanon to achieve lasting peace.”
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