Trump says Lebanon ceasefire extended as Israel continues strikes
United States President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in Lebanon, even as Israel continued bombing the country on Friday.
Trump revealed the extension in a Truth Social post following a meeting at the White House with Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon’s ambassador, Nada Moawad.
The talks came after a day of Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed seven people, including a journalist.
The extension will prolong a fragile 10-day truce agreed last week, pushing it into mid-May.
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The remains of a home under construction is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on 22 April 2026 (AFP/Kawnat Haju)