US President Trump announces a three-week ceasefire extension between Israel and Lebanon, as talks on Hezbollah’s disarmament continue at the White House.
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by three weeks, following talks between Israel and Lebanon at the White House on Thursday, US President Donald Trump said.
U.S. Embassy Tells Americans Still in Lebanon to Get Out While They Still Can as Ceasefire Teeters Towards Collapse
The US-mediated Lebanon ceasefire is unraveling fast amid intensified fighting between Israel and Hezbollah on Thursday.
This has resulted in the US embassy in Beirut issuing an urgent renewed security alert, urging US citizens to depart Lebanon while commercial flight options are still available.
The statement explained the security situation “remains complex and can change quickly.” It further said that those who don’t or cannot leave must be prepared to encounter emergency situations, and also warned of unexploded ordnance which has resulted in the recent war.
A 10-day ceasefire is still technically in effect – which began about six days ago after it was brokered between Lebanese and Israel officials in Washington D.C.
However, Hezbollah did not sign on, while also Israel said it would continue going after the Iran-allied paramilitary group, chiefly in the south of the country, where it has its main outposts.
At this point about 2,300 Lebanese have been killed since fighting intensified, including civilians, according to Beirut officials – and on the Israeli side, at least 13 soldiers and two civilians have died.