April 16 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day cease-fire starting at 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, pausing Israel's six-week war on Hezbollah.

Trump announces an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire starting at 5 PM ET April 16, inviting both leaders to the White House for historic peace talks.

As a 10-day ceasefire deal between Lebanon and Israel took effect, the Israeli military said its forces are going to remain in southern Lebanon. Iran and Donald Trump say the Strait of Hormuz is now open. DW has more.

President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.

However, US President Donald Trump said the naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until a deal is reached to end the war.

However, US President Donald Trump said the naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until a deal is reached to end the war.

The U.S.-Israel ceasefire with Iran must hold across all fronts

A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on Thursday and President Donald Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran may take place over the weekend, adding to optimism that the Iran war could be nearing an end. Trump said Iran had offered not to ‌have…

US President Donald Trump, through a post on Truth Social, expressed his gratitude to Iran for opening the Strait of Hormuz. However, he said that the naval blockade will continue to exist.

Military ready to return to fighting with force on both fronts; officials assess Iran will quickly start to rebuild capabilities, despite estimated $100 billion in damages

The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.

The halt to weeks of fighting is being celebrated in Lebanon, but it will be difficult to ensure it lasts.

BEIRUT, April 17 - Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Friday that a ceasefire agreed to by his country should be transformed into \"permanent agreements,\" without saying whether he was referring to a prospective peace deal with Israel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said the blockade was a violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Trump said the US naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place until a peace deal with Tehran.

US President Donald Trump said that Israel has been barred from carrying out further strikes on Lebanon, a day after he announced a 10-day ceasefire between the warring sides.

DUBAI, April 17 - All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

DUBAI, April 17 - All ships can sail through the Strait of Hormuz but this needs to be coordinated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a senior Iranian official told Reuters, adding that unfreezing Iranian funds was part of the deal. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

However, US President Donald Trump said the naval blockade on Iranian ships and ports “will remain in full force” until a deal is reached to end the war.

The deal is meant to enable broader US-Iran negotiations. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Tehran: Tehran has announced that the Strait of Hormuz will remain "completely open" for the duration of the current cessation of hostilities in Lebanon.

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at NATO allies, labelling them a "paper tiger" following Tehran's announcement to restore access to the Strait of Hormuz for commercial maritime traffic. The US President asserted that he was contacted by NATO member states offering assistance immediately after Iran declared the reopening of the strategic waterway. 🌎 ‘Paper Tiger’: Donald Trump Mocks NATO While Praising Gulf Allies After Iran Reopens Strait of Hormuz.

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