President Trump Announces Extension of Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Following White House Talks
President Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks. This decision followed a meeting at the White House involving the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States. The initial 10-day ceasefire, which began last Friday, was set to expire on Monday. The U.S. aims to assist Lebanon in protecting itself from Hezbollah, with Trump expressing a desire to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun soon. The talks are part of ongoing efforts to formalize peace between the two nations, which have been at war since 1948.