Trump Brokers 10-Day Lebanon Ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon has been agreed, following an Israeli airstrike on Nabatieh . He said the truce began at midnight local time and is designed to pause seven weeks of conflict between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia.

Trump said on social media that the ceasefire was reached after what he described as “excellent conversations” with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . The announcement framed the arrangement as a time-limited halt intended to reduce immediate violence and open space for diplomacy.

The ceasefire is also positioned as a lead-in to the first Israeli-Lebanese summit in decades , which is scheduled for next week . Officials have presented the meeting as a major diplomatic step, with the truce meant to create conditions for talks to proceed.

Netanyahu said the ceasefire could be a pathway to a “historic peace agreement,” while reiterating that Hezbollah’s disarmament remains a prerequisite. The statement underscored that, even with a pause in fighting, core security demands cited by Israel remain unchanged.

On the ground, the Lebanese army warned displaced residents not to return to southern Lebanon . It cited intermittent shelling reported after the ceasefire began, highlighting uncertainty over how fully the truce is being observed and the risks facing civilians in areas close to the conflict zone.

Officials said the diplomatic push is also intended to support a broader track: creating an environment conducive to a parallel peace agreement between the United States and Iran . The ceasefire was described as a significant de-escalation in regional tensions, with the potential to contribute to wider stability in the Middle East if it holds and if follow-on diplomacy progresses.