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Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says

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22 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“The leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 10-day ceasefire, US President Donald Trump has said, starting from 17:00 EST (21:00 GMT; midnight local time) on Thursday.”
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Multiple independent sources (BBC, and other web results) report that Donald Trump announced a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) is a former real estate mogul and reality TV star who has served as the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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“For the past six weeks, Israel and Hezbollah - an Iran-backed armed group - have been fighting in southern Lebanon.”
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Web search results and Wikipedia entries regarding the '2026 Iran war' describe the escalation of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan to the east, and Egypt t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Israel is a country in the Middle East, located at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. Jerusalem is the seat of government and the proclaimed capital, although the latter status has…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Israel
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web search NEUTRAL — Celebrate Israel's natural beauty Join The Times of Israel Community today and get a tote bag with one of Israel's native birds Claim Your Bag & A Tale of Two Sisters Unexpected roommates during a war
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“Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Israel's participation in the truce, but said troops would maintain a 10km-deep (6.2 mile) "security zone" in the country's south”
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Both BBC News and other web reports specifically confirm Netanyahu's participation in the truce and his insistence on a 10km-deep security zone.
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web search NEUTRAL — Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in a 10km-deep (6.2 mile) "security zone" in southern Lebanon - which goes against Hezbollah's demand for them to withdraw.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c20dd5ynxz9t
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web search NEUTRAL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed Israel's participation in the truce, but said troops would maintain a 10km-deep (6.2 mile) "security zone" in the country's south, adding: "We are t…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/israel-lebanon-agree-10-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Netanyahu confirmed Israel’s participation but stated troops would maintain a 10km-deep “security zone” in Lebanon’s south, adding, “We are there, and we are not leaving” [5]. Main Report. The BBC Ver…
https://www.activistpost.com/israeli-bulldozers-flatten-sout…
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“Iran's foreign ministry also welcomed the ceasefire.”
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The claim is confirmed by Deutsche Welle, The Hindu, and other web search results stating Iran's Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran backed Hezbollah in Lebanon against Israel during and after the Lebanese Civil War. During the Iraq War, Iran supported militias fighting the US in Iraq.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's Foreign Ministry welcomed the ceasefire agreed upon by Israel and Lebanon, calling it part of an earlier two-week ceasefire deal between Tehran and the United States to pause the war in the Mid…
https://www.dw.com/en/10-day-ceasefire-between-israel-lebano…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian FM 'welcomed' Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. Iran’s Foreign Ministry welcomed the Israel-Lebanon truce, calling it part of the earlier two-week ceasefire deal struck between the Islamic republic an…
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/iran-us-war-leba…
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“The US and Iran have been discussing a second round of peace talks in Pakistan”
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Multiple sources, including BBC News and China Daily, report that the US and Iran planned or discussed a second round of peace talks in Pakistan following an initial unsuccessful round.
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web search NEUTRAL — Despite trading threats and issuing mixed messages in recent days, both the United States and Iran indicated on Monday that they planned to take part in another round of peace talks in Pakistan this w…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/world/middleeast/iran-us-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The first round of talks, attended by US Vice-President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, took place over the weekend of the 11 and 12 April. It was unsuccessful - the …
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cly90l3ln30t
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web search NEUTRAL — ISLAMABAD - After peace talks between the United States and Iran concluded in Islamabad without an agreement, regional mediators are racing to secure a second round of negotiations within days to prev…
https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202604/13/WS69dc9ffea310d686…
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“Trump said the US and Iran had already agreed on a lot, including that Tehran would not have nuclear weapons "beyond 20 years"”
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Web search results confirm Trump's statements regarding a 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran and his claims that Iran agreed not to have nuclear weapons.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump says 20-year nuclear programme suspension by Iran would be enough.Trump said it had to be a "real 20 years". Previously he has called on Iran to permanently cease enriching uranium - a stage in …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkpnnen5dzo
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web search NEUTRAL — President Donald Trump has said Iran has agreed to never have a nuclear weapon.We got a problem in the Middle East. "We have a country known as Iran that, for 47 years, has been just a purveyor of ter…
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/iran-nuclear-weapons-trump-war…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran does not have nuclear weapons while the United States does. Israel is also widely believed to be the only Middle Eastern country with nuclear weapons. Trump insisted he would end what he describe…
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/03/how-trumps-stat…
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“The latest war between Israel and Hezbollah began on 2 March, two days after the US and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran”
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Wikipedia (2026 Iran war) confirms the conflict began with US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which then spread to Lebanon.
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web search NEUTRAL — The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran targeting military and government sites and assassinating several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran responded by launching attacks on Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf. The fighting escalated quickly, spreading to Lebanon, with casualties and damage mounting on all sides. The US and Iran …
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2dyz6p3weo
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web search NEUTRAL — Periodic conflict between Hezbollah and Israeli forces escalated into a monthlong war in 2006, during which Hezbollah launched thousands of rockets into Israeli territory.
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-hezbollah
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“The armed group [Hezbollah]... said it was retaliating for the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”
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Both Wikipedia and The Independent report that Hezbollah stated its attacks were retaliation for the assassination of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by the United States and many other countries, and has deep-rooted military alliances with repressive, anti-Israel regimes in Iran and Syria. Cross-bor…
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-hezbollah
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web search NEUTRAL — 4.1.1 Assassination of Ali Khamenei. 4.1.2 Military and officials. 4.1.3 Civilians.Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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web search NEUTRAL — Hezbollah stated its attack was in retaliation for the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and in defence of Lebanon against ongoing Israeli aggressions.
https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/beirut-israel-le…
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“More than 2,000 people in Lebanon have since been killed, with more than a million - or roughly a fifth of the population - displaced.”
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“An estimated 37,000 homes have been destroyed or damaged.”
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“Israel says Hezbollah attacks have killed two civilians in Israel, and that 13 Israeli soldiers have been killed in combat in Lebanon.”
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“Israel and Lebanon held rare direct talks in Washington this week”
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“Israel is not in conflict with Lebanon's armed forces.”
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“Trump wrote on Truth Social that he would also be inviting Netanyahu and Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun to the White House”
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“the US State Department stated that: it "may be extended by mutual agreement" if negotiations showed signs of progress”
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“the US State Department stated that: Israel retained its "right to take all necessary measures in self-defence, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks"”
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“the US State Department stated that: those involved recognised that Lebanon's security forces had exclusive responsibility for Lebanon's security”
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“Israel re-entered southern Lebanon after strikes by Hezbollah in early March”
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“The US State Department said the Lebanese government had committed to taking "meaningful steps to prevent Hezbollah and all other rogue non-state armed groups from carrying out any attacks"”
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“At least 2,196 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the fighting began, including 260 women and 172 children, according to the Lebanese health ministry”
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“On Thursday, the Israeli military destroyed the last bridge linking the south to the rest of the country”
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“Recent research from BBC Verify has also shown towns and villages across southern Lebanon are being levelled by Israeli demolitions.”
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