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Trump says Lebanon and Israel have agreed to 10-day ceasefire

President Donald Trump has said Lebanon and Israel have agreed to 10-day ceasefire (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Donald Trump has said Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.

Lebanon's president, Joseph Aoun, and Benjamin Netanyahu reached the agreement after speaking with the US president, he posted on Truth Social.

The ceasefire will come into effect from 10pm UK time, the US President said.

US vice president JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio will now work with the two countries "to achieve a Lasting PEACE", Trump said.

There is no mention in his statement of Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, with which Israel has been exchanging fire.

(Truth Social/ Donald Trump)

In a follow-up post, Trump said he will invite Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House for talks.

Both sides want to see PEACE, and I believe that will happen, quickly!" he wrote.

Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said he welcomed the temporary ceasefire agreement with Israel, which he says Lebanon has demanded since the outbreak of the war.

He said he hopes the agreement will allow those have been displaced by the conflict to return to their homes.

The military campaign between Lebanon and Israel has become a major sticking point in Trump’s quest to bring an end to the war in Iran.

The Israeli-US strikes against Iran on March 2 intensified already frayed relationships in the region.

Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group in Lebanon, has been participating in the armed conflict by launching missile attacks against Israel.

Israel's retaliation in Lebanon has resulted in a catastrophic death toll, with estimates exceeding 2,000 Lebanese casualties.

More than one million people have also been forced to flee their homes.

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