The agreement includes Israel’s right to take “all necessary measures in self-defense” if attacked
Published 16 Apr, 2026 21:54
Buildings destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 10, 2026. © Murat Sengul / Anadolu / Getty Images
The 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon entered into force on Friday, with US President Donald Trump insisting that Hezbollah is part of the agreement, although the armed group had boycotted peace talks with Israel as futile.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) renewed their operation in Lebanon in early March after Hezbollah fired rockets and mortars at Israel in support of Iran. At least 2,196 people have been killed in Lebanon, and 1.2 million have been displaced, as Israel carried out airstrikes on Beirut and other cities and issued sweeping evacuation orders in an effort to expand its “security zone” in southern Lebanon.
Iran, which reached a two-week ceasefire with the US and Israel on April 8, has listed an end to the Israeli campaign in Lebanon as one of the key conditions for a permanent peace deal.
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16 April 2026
22:28 GMT
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli artillery continued shelling the towns of Khiam and Dibbine an hour after the ceasefire took effect.
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After the ceasefire was announced, crowds took to the streets of Beirut to celebrate, with some waving Hezbollah flags and carrying portraits of Hassan Nasrallah, a longtime Hezbollah leader assassinated by Israel in 2024.
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Shortly before the truce took effect, the IDF said it had struck more than 380 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, including rocket launchers.
צה"ל תקף ביממה האחרונה יותר מ-380 מטרות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בדרום לבנון: הותקפו משגרים, מפקדות ומחבלים מארגון הטרור חיזבאללהצה"ל תקף ביממה האחרונה יותר מ-380 תשתיות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במטרה לסייע לפעילות הכוחות הקרקעיים הפועלים בדרום לבנון.בין התשתיות שהותקפו:… pic.twitter.com/HthIWy4kHE
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) April 16, 2026
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According to a text released by the US State Department, Israel agreed to “not carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets, including civilian, military, and other state targets, within the territory of Lebanon by land, air, or sea.”
At the same time, Israel reserves the right to take “all necessary measures in self-defense, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks.”
The Lebanese government agreed to “take meaningful steps” to prevent Hezbollah and “all other rogue non-state armed groups” on its territory from engaging in “hostile activities against Israeli targets.”
🚨 Ten Day Cessation of Hostilities to Enable Peace Negotiations Between Israel and Lebanon https://t.co/FtH9mlnl3G
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 16, 2026
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16 April 2026
21:59 GMT
According to a text released by the US State Department, Israel agreed to “not carry out any offensive military operations against Lebanese targets, including civilian, military, and other state targets, within the territory of Lebanon by land, air, or sea.”
At the same time, Israel reserves the right to take “all necessary measures in self-defense, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks.”
The Lebanese government agreed to “take meaningful steps” to prevent Hezbollah and “all other rogue non-state armed groups” on its territory from engaging in “hostile activities against Israeli targets.”
🚨 Ten Day Cessation of Hostilities to Enable Peace Negotiations Between Israel and Lebanon https://t.co/FtH9mlnl3G
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 16, 2026
- 22:05 GMT
Shortly before the truce took effect, the IDF said it had struck more than 380 Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, including rocket launchers.
צה"ל תקף ביממה האחרונה יותר מ-380 מטרות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה בדרום לבנון: הותקפו משגרים, מפקדות ומחבלים מארגון הטרור חיזבאללהצה"ל תקף ביממה האחרונה יותר מ-380 תשתיות של ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה במטרה לסייע לפעילות הכוחות הקרקעיים הפועלים בדרום לבנון.בין התשתיות שהותקפו:… pic.twitter.com/HthIWy4kHE
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) April 16, 2026
- 22:16 GMT
After the ceasefire was announced, crowds took to the streets of Beirut to celebrate, with some waving Hezbollah flags and carrying portraits of Hassan Nasrallah, a longtime Hezbollah leader assassinated by Israel in 2024.
- 22:28 GMT
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli artillery continued shelling the towns of Khiam and Dibbine an hour after the ceasefire took effect.
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