Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire starting on Thursday (April 16, 2026), U.S. President Donald Trump said after speaking to Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun.
“These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST,” Mr. Trump said on his Truth Social network, without mentioning Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement.
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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with Donald Trump during which he thanked the U.S. leader for his “efforts” to secure a ceasefire with Israel, the presidency in Beirut said.
The United States will blockade Iranian ports for “as long as it takes,” U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said, threatening renewed strikes if Tehran does not make a deal. Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Iran against rejecting a U.S. proposal focused on renouncing “nuclear armament” and vowed to stage “even more painful” strikes on new targets if it did so.
