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Trump says Israel, Lebanon have agreed 10-day ceasefire

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Stringer
Apr 16, 2026
News photographers wait for U.S. President Donald Trump to walk out of the Oval Office to speak with reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
News photographers wait for U.S. President Donald Trump to walk out of the Oval Office to speak with reporters at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 13, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst — Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said in a post on Truth Social that Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST. He did not specify which day it would begin.

(Reporting by Katharine Jackson and Bhargav Acharya; Writing by Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Susan Heavey)