Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors thank Trump for ‘historic’ moment as ceasefire extended
US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel will be extended by three weeks after envoys from the two countries met at the White House.
The announcement comes a day after Israeli strikes killed at least five people, including a journalist, marking the deadliest day since the ceasefire began.
Addressing journalists at the White House, Trump said he would work with the Lebanese government to “protect itself from Hezbollah”.
The previous ceasefire agreement, reached after talks between the two nations’ ambassadors to Washington last week, had been set to expire on Sunday, and has yielded a significant reduction in violence. Attacks have continued in southern Lebanon, however, where Israeli troops have seized a self-declared buffer zone.
Iran-backed Hezbollah has said it has “the right to resist” occupying forces.
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