WASHINGTON, April 16. /TASS/. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire, US President Donald Trump announced.

According to him, he spoke over the phone with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "These two leaders have agreed that in order to achieve peace between their countries, they will formally begin a 10-day ceasefire at 5 p.m. EST (9 p.m. GMT - TASS)," the US leader wrote on Truth Social.