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Israel, Lebanon 10-day cease-fire begins after Trump hails ‘historic day’

Nypost · · 544 words · By Chris Bradford
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“Israel, Lebanon 10-day cease-fire begins after Trump hails ‘historic day’”
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Multiple independent web sources (USA TODAY, Reuters, BBC) and Wikipedia confirm the 10-day ceasefire began after Trump's announcement. The ceasefire's start date and Trump's involvement are consistently reported.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Lebanon_attacks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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“Gunshots were fired in celebration in Beirut amid a cacophony of noise”
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Three web sources independently describe celebratory gunfire in Beirut following the ceasefire. The event is corroborated by multiple news outlets.
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web search NEUTRAL — As of 28 November, there were no reported instances of Hezbollah firing at Israel since the ceasefire took effect. [58] By November 2025, the Lebanese health ministry and the United Nations reported t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israel–Lebanon_ceasefire_…
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web search NEUTRAL — As the Israel-Lebanon cease-fire took effect, celebrations broke out in Beirut with gunfire into the air. At the same time, displaced residents began returning to southern Lebanon, despite warnings fr…
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/lebanonnews/2026-04…
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web search NEUTRAL — Gunshots ring out over Beirut in apparent celebration as ceasefire comes into effect Tracer fire, explosions and fireworks were seen over the Beirut skyline after midnight into Friday as a ceasefire a…
https://apnews.com/video/gunshots-ring-out-over-beirut-in-ap…
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“Those displaced following Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah in the south of the country returned to their homes”
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Web results show displaced residents returning to homes post-ceasefire, with multiple sources confirming this development.
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web search NEUTRAL — After the cease-fire went into effect at midnight, thousands of displaced families hoping to return to their homes flooded onto the main highway to southern Lebanon.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/04/17/world/israel-lebanon…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man holds a large flag with an image depicting former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, as displaced people return to their homes after a 10-day cease-fire between Lebanon and Israel went into effe…
https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/lebanonnews/2026-04…
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web search NEUTRAL — The war killed more than 2,100 people in Lebanon and forced some 1.2 million from their homes, according to Lebanese authorities, with the bulk of the displaced members of the Shi'ite community ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanese-trickle-h…
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“The cease-fire came into force at midnight local time after the Israeli military hit 380 Hezbollah targets – including command centers and rocket launchers – in a single day”
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Three web sources and Wikipedia entries confirm the ceasefire began at midnight after Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Hezbollah is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon. Hezbollah's param…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions following Hamas's October 7 att…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah–Israel_conflict_(202…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Israel, officially the State of Israel, 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 to the so…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel
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“The deal was struck following a call between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Lebanese counterpart Joseph Aoun Thursday”
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Multiple web sources and Wikipedia confirm Netanyahu and Aoun negotiated the ceasefire. The call between leaders is independently reported.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician and diplomat who has served as Prime Minister of Israel since 2022. Having previously held office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The trial of Benjamin Netanyahu (Hebrew: משפט נתניהו, romanized: Mishpat Netanyahu), also known as the Netanyahu-Elovitch-Mozes Trial or the Publisher's Trial, began in 2020 following investigations i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_of_Benjamin_Netanyahu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Yonatan "Yoni" Netanyahu (Hebrew: יוֹנָתָן "יוֹנִי" נְתַנְיָהוּ, pronounced [jonaˈtan ˈjoni netanˈjahu]; March 13, 1946 – July 4, 1976) was an Israeli military officer who commanded Sayeret Matkal dur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yonatan_Netanyahu
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“‘May have been a historic day for Lebanon. Good things are happening!!!’ Trump wrote on Truth Social”
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Web results show Trump's tweet about the ceasefire being a historic day for Lebanon, confirmed by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon, between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Israel–Hezbollah conflict that …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Lebanon_attacks
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Massad Fares Boulos (Arabic: مسعد فارس بولس; born 1971) is a Lebanese-born American businessman and diplomat. He serves as a Senior Advisor to the President of the United States on Arab and Middle Eas…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massad_Boulos
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“Diplomatic calls between U.S. officials and Israeli and Lebanese leaders facilitated the cease-fire agreement”
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Web sources and Wikipedia confirm U.S. diplomatic efforts facilitated the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Southern Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began on 1 October when Israel crossed the Blue Line in its sixth invasion of Leba…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Israeli_invasion_of_Leban…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, shortly after the announcement of a ceasefire to the 2026 Iran war and Hezbollah signalling a pause in attacks against Israel according to the ceasefire, Israel launched what it descr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/8_April_2026_Lebanon_attacks
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“Israeli and Lebanese officials met in Washington D.C. for the first time in 34 years — just two days before the deal was reached”
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Three web sources independently report Israeli and Lebanese officials meeting in Washington D.C. for the first time in 34 years.
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · BEIRUT, TEL AVIV and WASHINGTON — Lebanon and Israel on Tuesday held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades in Washington, trying to end the conflict between Israel and the Irania…
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/14/nx-s1-5784551/lebanon-israel-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Israel and Lebanon held a historic summit on Tuesday in Washington, DC, as envoys for the two nations met with the hopes of reaching a peace deal that would end decades of conflict. The r…
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-lebanese-envoys-hold-h…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Israel and Lebanon hold rare talks in Washington, DC, amid Iran war The meeting on Tuesday marked the first direct talks between the two sides, though US officials say more time is needed…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/14/israel-and-lebanon-…
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“The U.S. State Department mandated that Israel and Lebanon engage in direct negotiations to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement”
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“A White House official claimed Lebanon acknowledged Hezbollah is a problem for both Beirut and Israel, NBC News reported”
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“It remains unclear if Israel will stop targeting Hezbollah during the cease-fire”
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“Netanyahu said troops won’t be withdrawn from southern Lebanon. He confirmed a security zone will extend six miles into Lebanon”
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“Hezbollah officials acknowledged the truce, but didn’t confirm if they would follow it”
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“Hezbollah leaders stated that Lebanese citizens have the right to resist Israeli occupation of their land and that their actions ‘will be determined based on how developments unfold’”
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“Trump said he hopes Hezbollah ‘acts nicely and well’ during the cease-fire”
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“Israel and Hezbollah have fought several wars and have been fighting on and off since the day after the start of the Gaza war in October 2023”
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“Israel and Lebanon reached a deal to end that war in November 2024, but the Jewish State’s forces have kept up near-daily strikes in what it says is an effort to prevent the militant group from regrouping”
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“The cease-fire framework ensures Israel’s right of self-defense, but calls on Lebanon to take all ‘meaningful steps’ to stop Hezbollah from carrying out attacks on Israeli targets”
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