Overview
- President Trump announced the 10-day truce, which took effect overnight after rare direct contacts between Israeli and Lebanese representatives in Washington.
- The Lebanese army accused Israel of violating the pause soon after it began, and Israel’s military had not publicly responded.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there will be no parliamentary vote on the deal and that Israeli forces will remain at strategic positions inside Lebanon during the ceasefire.
- Netanyahu said the military intends to hold a broad security zone reaching toward the Syrian border, a stance that complicates enforcement with Hezbollah still active in the area.
- Trump invited leaders of both countries to Washington for follow-up talks, building on the first direct meeting since 1993 with a planned focus on border demarcation and humanitarian issues.