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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
William Christou in Lebanon, Julian Borger Senior international correspondent and Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Trump announces 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon after ‘excellent conversations’

An airstrike causes huge plumes of smoke over a town
An airstrike on Thursday on Nabatieh by Israeli forces. Photograph: Adri Salido/Getty Images

Donald Trump has announced a 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon to be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week, in a deal that it is hoped will bring progress toward a parallel peace agreement between the US and Iran.

The ceasefire took effect at midnight on Thursday in Lebanon, where Israel has been conducting devastating airstrikes aimed at wiping out the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia.

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