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Live updates: Israel and Lebanon agree to a 10-day ceasefire, Trump says [View all]
https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-16-2026Major developments we’re following:
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 10-day pause in fighting between Israel and Lebanon starting on Thursday at 5 p.m. ET, following “excellent” conversations he had with each nation’s leader. Earlier in the day, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun refused to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite Trump saying the two leaders would convene. Israel’s and Lebanon’s respective ambassadors to the U.S. held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades earlier this week. Israel has been fighting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, where nearly 2,200 people have been killed by Israeli strikes.
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