Trump says Israel, Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire starting Thursday evening

US President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire starting at 2100 GMT on Thursday following recent talks in Washington.

“I just had excellent conversations with the highly respected President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu of Israel,” Trump said in a statement, adding that the two leaders agreed to formally launch the truce in a bid to achieve peace between their countries.

The announcement follows US-mediated talks between Lebanese and Israeli delegations that took place Tuesday at the State Department in Washington, DC. The Lebanese group Hezbollah was not represented in the meeting, and has rejected the move.

He added that he has directed Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine to work with both sides toward a lasting peace.

“It has been my Honor to solve 9 Wars across the World, and this will be my 10th,” Trump said.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed the ceasefire announcement, describing it as “a core Lebanese demand we have pursued since the first day of the war and our primary objective during the Washington meeting on Tuesday.”

In a statement on the US social media company X, Salam congratulated the Lebanese people on what he called an “achievement,” while expressing condolences for those killed and solidarity with their families, the wounded, and those displaced from their towns and villages.

Salam thanked regional and international efforts that contributed to the outcome, “particularly those of the United States, France, the European Union, and our Arab brothers, foremost among them Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, and Jordan.”