Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended as Trump suggests ‘great chance’ for peace deal

NewsWorldMiddle EastLebanon-Israel ceasefire extended as Trump suggests ‘great chance’ for peace dealThe ceasefire, reached after talks between the two nations' ambassadors in Washington, was set to expire on SundaySteve Holland, Ryan Patrick Jones, Simon Lewis & Maya GebeilyFriday 24 April 2026 10:35 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2964217","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-trump-peace-iran-b2964217.html","title":"Lebanon-Israel extend ceasefire as Trump says ‘great chance’ for peace"}}CloseTrump announces extension to Israel-Lebanon ceasefire after ruling out using nuclear weapon on TehranOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle...