The message from the US president, ordering Israel to stop bombing Lebanon, is being used by the prime minister's opponents – both from the right and the center – to score political points ahead of the October elections.

The ceasefire will enter into force at 9 p.m. GMT

Trump announces a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon, inviting leaders for peace talks at the White House.

The US president invites the two countries' leaders to Washington as Israel's prime minister insists troops will not leave southern Lebanon.

President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day cease-fire starting at 5 p.m., pausing Israel's six-week war on Hezbollah.

Few Israelis see this truce as a way out of the conflict with Hezbollah, the BBC's Lucy Williamson writes.

Death toll from Israeli attacks on Lebanon reached 2,196 on Thursday as 10-day ceasefire announced.