Trump Announces Three-Week Extension of Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire
President Donald Trump confirmed that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to prolong their current truce following successful negotiations between ambassadors at the White House
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have reached a formal agreement to extend the current ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by an additional three weeks. The decision followed a series of high-level diplomatic discussions held at the White House, which included a specific meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States. Trump characterized the results of these talks as having gone "very well," signaling a continuation of the truce that was originally scheduled to expire this coming Monday.[1][2][4][5][6]
This diplomatic development occurred amid ongoing tensions and military exchanges in the border region. While the extension aims to prolong the cessation of hostilities, Israel reported that it recently conducted a targeted strike against a Hezbollah missile launcher located inside Lebanon. According to Israeli military officials, the launcher had been used to fire projectiles into Israeli territory. The White House meeting on Thursday represented the second time such high-level discussions between the two nations' representatives have taken place recently under the mediation of the Trump administration.[1][2][3]
