"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Representative Sarah Elfreth (D-MD) and David Hale, former Ambassador to Lebanon and Pakistan & Wilson Center Distinguished Fellow, discuss Israel & Lebanon agreeing to a 10-day ceasefire. (Source: Bloomberg)
This follows weeks of Israeli strikes targeting the militant group Hezbollah that have killed more than 2,000 people in Lebanon and strained U.S.-Iran negotiations.
President Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after meeting in Washington to try to strike a peace deal. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he had an “excellent conversation” with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. “These two Leaders have agreed that in order…
President Donald Trump announced that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ten-day ceasefire Thursday after Secretary of State Marco Rubio mediated negotiations between the…
Trump Announces Israel, Lebanon Agree To 10-Day Ceasefire After Negotiations
President Donald Trump says Israeli and Lebanese officials have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning Thursday.
President Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire that will start on Thursday at 5pm ET. Why it matters: The U.S. has been pressing for a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon for several days, while working in parallel on a potential peace deal with Iran.What he's saying: "I just had excellent conversations with the Highly…
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group, acknowledged the ceasefire, but did not say whether it would abide by it and urged people displaced by war in Lebanon to refrain from heading home.
Trump says 10-day ceasefire in Lebanon will be followed by a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese leaders next week – key US politics stories from 16 April at a glanceDonald 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…
Israel has been fighting the Iranian regime and its proxy Hezbollah in Lebanon across the border. That local ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon could affect U.S. efforts to come to a broader regional agreement with Iran. Charlie D'Agata reports.
