Jerusalem, A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect at midnight between Thursday and Friday, following an earlier announcement by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The truce aims to end more than a month of deadly escalation between Israel and Hezbollah, which has claimed over 2,000 lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, Israel’s military said that it struck more than 380 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon over the past day, including militants, launchers and headquarters, Xinhua news agency reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israel’s rescue service Magen David Adom claimed that Hezbollah launched rockets into Israel during the final hours before the ceasefire went into effect, resulting in three injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a videotaped statement that Israel will maintain a 10-km security zone in southern Lebanon during the ceasefire period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He cited security needs, rejected withdrawal, and highlighted a historic opportunity for peace between Israel and Lebanon, alongside a demand to disarm Hezbollah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, Trump said Thursday he will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the White House “over the next week or two.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think we’re going to have a meeting,” Trump told reporters at the White House, noting the talks would be the first in 44 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“I think we will have an agreement between Lebanon, and they’re going to take care of Hezbollah,” Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The remarks came hours after he announced on social media that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ceasefire is expected to pause hostilities that escalated when Israel opened a new front targeting Iran-affiliated Hezbollah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lebanon is not directly engaged in a formal war with Israel, but Hezbollah controls large parts of southern Lebanon and has carried out attacks on Israel, prompting retaliatory strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unable to rein in Hezbollah, Lebanon has borne the brunt of Israeli retaliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The durability of the ceasefire is likely to depend on Hezbollah refraining from further attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Hezbollah is not formally part of the agreement, media reports indicated that the group may halt attacks if Israel also exercises restraint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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