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, Anadolu reports. “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, […]
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