Trump Announces Israel And Lebanon Agreed To Extend Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Three Weeks
President Donald Trump announced Monday that Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend a ceasefire with Hezbollah by three weeks, aiming to prevent renewed fighting along the Israeli-Lebanese border.
The extension followed a White House meeting with the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors that Trump said "went very well." The initial 10-day ceasefire took effect last Friday and was set to expire Monday before the new three-week extension. Trump said the United States would work with Lebanon to help it protect itself from Hezbollah and that he planned to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Michel Aoun.
The truce follows a ground incursion by Israel into southern Lebanon, where Israeli forces now occupy a buffer zone reaching up to 10 kilometers to counter Hezbollah rockets and anti-tank missiles. Lebanese President Michel Aoun said he wants broader talks that would demand a full stop to Israeli attacks, withdrawal from the 10-kilometer buffer zone, prisoner releases, and reconstruction. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly called Lebanon a "failed state" and said Hezbollah is the sole obstacle to peace, urging Lebanese cooperation to disarm the group.
The biggest immediate test will be whether the three-week pause holds while diplomats press for broader agreements and practical steps on troop lines, prisoners, and reconstruction. Trump's meetings with Netanyahu and Aoun in the coming days will be watched for concrete commitments or signs the truce could unravel.
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- President Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks; he said the extension followed a White House meeting with the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors that went "very well."
- The extension follows an initial 10-day ceasefire that took effect last Friday and was due to expire Monday before the new three-week agreement.
- Israel has conducted a ground invasion and currently occupies a buffer zone up to 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon, intended to counter Hezbollah rockets and anti-tank missiles.
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun outlined aims for broader talks during the extension period, including a full stop to Israeli attacks, Israeli withdrawal from the 10-kilometer buffer zone, prisoner releases, and reconstruction.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly called Lebanon a "failed state," labeled Hezbollah the sole obstacle to peace and normalization, and urged Lebanese cooperation to disarm the group.
- Trump said the United States will work with Lebanon "to help it protect itself from Hezbollah" and plans to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Aoun.
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- Ceasefire extension followed a White House meeting with the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors, which Trump said went 'very well.'
- The initial 10-day ceasefire took effect last Friday and was due to expire Monday before the new three-week extension.
- Trump said the United States will work with Lebanon 'to help it protect itself from Hezbollah' and plans to meet Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Lebanese President Aoun.
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun outlined aims for broader talks, including full stop to Israeli attacks, Israeli withdrawal from a 10-kilometer-deep buffer zone in southern Lebanon, prisoner releases, and reconstruction.
- Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar publicly labeled Lebanon a 'failed state' and called Hezbollah the sole obstacle to peace and normalization, urging Lebanese cooperation to disarm the group.
- Article details that Israel has conducted a ground invasion and now occupies a buffer zone up to 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon to counter Hezbollah rockets and anti-tank missiles.