April 24, 2026 | 09:38 am
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire by three weeks, following a rare meeting with envoys from the two countries at the White House.
"The meeting went very well! The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah," Trump said in a statement on his Truth Social platform.
The initial 10-day ceasefire took effect last Friday and was due to expire on Monday.
Trump also said he sees a "great chance" for a peace deal between Israel and Lebanon this year.
"I look forward in the near future to hosting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun," he added.
While Lebanon is not an active party to the conflict between Israel and the Lebanese-based, Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, the government in Beirut has been urging de-escalation after fighting between Israel and the militia flared again since the outbreak of the Iran war.
Lebanon and Israel do not have diplomatic relations. The last time they held direct, high-level talks was in 1993.
Despite the 10-day ceasefire, the strikes have continued in both directions, including on Wednesday when a Lebanese journalist was killed in an Israeli attack.
Earlier on Thursday, Israel reportedly had hit targets in southern Lebanon and had intercepted rocket fire from Hezbollah targeting northern Israel.
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