WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday.

The following is the text of the 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon agreed to by the two countries and declared by US President Donald Trump on April 16, 2026. The text of the ceasefire was released by the US State Department Press Office.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon had reached a ceasefire deal, which came as fighting raged between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

Statement following ‘productive’ talks in Washington comes as Israel launches strikes on southern city of Tyre

In Washington, Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire after two “productive” days of talks, which will be followed by more negotiations June 2-3, State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said.A shaky truce between Israel and ...

President Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after meeting in Washington to try to strike a peace deal. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had an “excellent conversation” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

Trump had announced earlier on Thursday that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon would speak about halting the fighting, in what would have been the first direct conversation in more than 30 years.

The leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire, US President Donald Trump has said, starting from 17:00 EST (21:00 GMT; midnight local time) on Thursday. For the past six weeks, Israel and Hezbollah - an Iran-backed armed group - have ...