Trump says Lebanon ceasefire extended as Israel continues strikes

United States President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon, even as Israel continued bombing the country on Friday.

Trump revealed the extension in a Truth Social post following a meeting at the White House with Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon’s ambassador, Nada Moawad.

The talks came after a day of Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed seven people, including a journalist.

The extension will prolong a fragile 10-day truce agreed last week, pushing it into mid-May.

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