Israel and Lebanon agree on 10-day ceasefire - Trump
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, Trump said / Photo: Joey Sussman / Shutterstock.com
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after the two countries met in Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday, April 16, on Truth Social. That could reduce broader tensions in the region, Bloomberg noted, as fighting between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah in southern Lebanon threatened to derail the Iranian-American truce.
The agreement will take effect at 5 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time, Trump specified. Neither Lebanon nor Israel has yet confirmed the ceasefire, Bloomberg notes.
"It has been my honor to help bring nine wars around the world to an end, and this one will be the tenth - so let's bring it to an end!" the American leader wrote.
US stock indices strengthened their growth after this statement. The broad market index S&P 500 added almost 0.4%, renewing the record achieved only the day before. The technology sector index Nasdaq Composite rose by 0.5%, also to an all-time high. The blue-chip index Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%.
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