Displaced folks load their belongings onto a car as they put together to return house after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into impact, in Sidon, Lebanon, April 17, 2026.
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A ten-day ceasefire deal agreed between Lebanon and Israel took impact on Thursday (April 16, 2026), as U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned he was making an attempt to arrange the first-ever assembly between the leaders of the 2 international locations.
The truce, which Mr. Trump mentioned would start at midnight native time in Lebanon and Israel (2100 GMT), comes as Washington steps up efforts to succeed in a deal to finish the struggle with Iran, with Tehran insisting a Lebanon truce have to be a part of any settlement.
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