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    "title": "Israel and Lebanon agree to 10-day ceasefire, Trump says",
    "modified_at": "2026-04-16 17:22:13",
    "published_at": "2026-04-16 17:16:00",
    "url": "https://www.belganewsagency.eu/israel-and-lebanon-agree-to-10-day-ceasefire-trump-says",
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    "body": "<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>US president Donald Trump said on Thursday he had spoken with Joseph Aoun and Benjamin Netanyahu, as he announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.</strong></p><p style=\"text-align: left\">In a post on Truth Social, Trump said both leaders had agreed to begin the ceasefire at 21:00 GMT (23:00 Belgian time) &ldquo;in order to achieve peace between their countries&rdquo;.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">He added that talks between the two sides had taken place earlier this week in Washington for the first time in 34 years, alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Trump said he had instructed vice-president JD Vance, Rubio and senior military officials to work with both countries towards a &ldquo;lasting peace&rdquo;.</p><div class=\"release-content-embed release-content-embed--rich release-content-embed--contained\" id=\"embed-c03a06d9-7476-457b-9c05-9474d402ef3b\"><div style=\"max-width: 550px;\"><div style=\"left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 100%;\"><iframe data-iframely-url=\"https://cdn.iframe.ly/api/iframe?app=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FWhiteHouse%2Fstatus%2F2044805387879059787%23_cb1776356094&key=8fe6cdec03482ac31f27a6ae8ea2fb3f\" style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; border: 0;\" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></div><script async src=\"https://cdn.iframe.ly/embed.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"></script></div><p style=\"text-align: left\">However, the US president made no mention of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed armed group that has been involved in ongoing cross-border fighting with Israel and is not part of the formal talks.</p><p style=\"text-align: left\">Israeli forces have carried out strikes in Lebanon in recent weeks targeting Hezbollah positions. The violence has displaced more than one million people, according to reports. </p><p>In a separate post, Trump said he will invite Aoun and Netanyahu to the White House for further talks. Concrete information about the invitation remains unknown.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><sup>&copy; Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP</sup></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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