Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire

BREAKING NEWSApr. 16, 2026, 4:07 PM UTCIran warIran warTrump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefireThe announcement, not yet confirmed by Israel or Lebanon, comes after Iran insisted that strikes on Lebanon must stop as part of any longer-term deal for peace with the U.S. and Israel.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Add NBC News to GoogleRepublicans share concerns over length and impact of Iran war01:40Get more newsLiveonShareAdd NBC News to GoogleBy Daniel Arkin and Nick DuffyPresident Donald Trump on Thursday announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon had reached a ceasefire deal, which came as fighting raged between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.In a post on Truth Social, he said that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israel's Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu "have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST."He said that he had "directed Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Rubio" to work with the countries towards achieving "a Lasting PEACE."There was no immediate confirmation of the deal from Israel or Lebanon. Hezbollah, which is also a powerful political party in Lebanon, has not been part of the talks. A senior Hezbollah official told NBC News on Wednesday that “discussions over the agreement are ongoing, with progress tied to the Israeli position.”FORSUBSCRIBERS00:0000:00Richard Engel on why he's reporting at the Israel-Lebanon border02:10Trump's announcement comes after Iran insisted that strikes on Lebanon must stop as part of any longer-term deal for peace with the U.S. and Israel.A ceasefire in Lebanon “is as important as a ceasefire in Iran,” Tehran's top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Thursday morning, adding: "In the Islamabad negotiations and afterwards, we have been seriously pursuing effort...