Lebanon and Syria reached a ceasefire late Monday following two days of clashes near the border that left 10 people dead. The news came as the new commander of the Lebanese armed forces, Brig. Gen. Rodolph Haykal, received on Tuesday his first phone call from the Trump administration since his appointment to the post last week. 

What happened: The deal was reached late Monday evening local time following a call between Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and his Lebanese counterpart, Michel Menassa. Syria’s official SANA news agency reported that the deal stipulates “enhanced coordination and cooperation between the two sides,” while the Lebanese Defense Ministry said the two countries’ intelligence officials would communicate to prevent the “deterioration of the situation on the border.”

A Lebanese army reconnaissance aircraft conducted a patrol of the northern border area close to the town of Hermel on Tuesday, according to the official National News Agency. Syrian troops were deployed to the border on Tuesday following the ceasefire, per reports.

The clashes on the Lebanon-Syria border began on Sunday in the northeast Baalbek-Hermel governorate in Lebanon after three Syrian soldiers were killed there under unclear circumstances. Their death prompted the Syrian army to shell Lebanese border towns. Syria accused the Lebanese military organization Hezbollah of entering Syrian territory and kidnapping the soldiers before executing them. The group has denied a role in the clashes. The area in Lebanon where the clashes occurred is home to various tribes, including the Jaafar clan.