Israel, Lebanon and ceasefire
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By Humeyra Pamuk and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend,
President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon following conversations with Lebanon President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump said the ceasefire will go into effect at 5 p.
The Israel-Hezbollah war, temporarily halted by a 10-day cease-fire, has now opened a complex diplomatic process that seeks to end the conflict.
President Donald Trump said the United States has barred Israel from further bombing in Lebanon, striking an unusually harsh tone with the longtime U.S. ally while stressing that any U.S. deal with Iran is not linked to the Lebanon conflict.
Lebanon's President Aoun will not speak with Netanyahu for now, a senior Lebanese official told Fox News Digital, dealing a setback to Trump's push for direct contact with Israel.
The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.