ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundSouthern Lebanon
10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect after Trump calls with Aoun and Netanyahu
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 12:00 AM in Beirut, Apr 17
- Where
- Southern Lebanon
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight Beirut time (5 p.m. EDT on April 16), hours after Trump said he had agreed it in calls with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The terms published by the State Department let Israel act in self-defence against planned, imminent or ongoing attacks while halting offensive operations; Hezbollah, not a party to the deal, said Israeli occupation gave Lebanon the right to resist.
Why it matters
The truce bound the two governments but not Hezbollah, and Israeli forces stayed in southern Lebanon, leaving the ceasefire exposed to the next attack by either side.
Sources (8)
- Truth Social (Donald J. Trump)truthsocial.comPublished
- Associated Pressapnews.comPublished
- Al Jazeeraaljazeera.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- Associated Press (2)apnews.comPublished
- Al Jazeera (2)aljazeera.comPublished
- Associated Press (3)apnews.comPublished
- Associated Press (4)apnews.comPublished
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Correction
- Corrected the time from Apr 17 2026, 12:00 PM Beirut time; source gives date marker, exact hour not specified to 12:00 AM Beirut time, Apr 17, 2026; corrected the headline (it read "Israel-Lebanon ceasefire announced without Hezbollah"); revised the summary; revised the context note; corrected the location from Lebanon / Israel to Southern Lebanon; changed the confidence label from official to confirmed; updated the sourcing note; added 8 sources: Truth Social (Donald J. Trump), Associated Press, Al Jazeera, CBS News; removed AP Iran-Israel-Lebanon timeline as a source (an undated retrospective timeline that could not be opened or verified). Why and evidence