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16 April 2026, 21:04 Netanyahu said Israel will keep a 10-kilometer security zone in south Lebanon.
16 April 2026, 20:58 Israeli PM Netanyahu: We have an opportunity for a historic peace agreement with Lebanon and I agreed to a temporary ceasefire to advance it.
16 April 2026, 20:52 Yedioth Ahronoth quoting Israeli official: If the Lebanese government doesn't disarm Hezbollah we will do that.
16 April 2026, 20:42 Israeli airstrikes on the southern towns of al-Zrariyeh and al-Saksakiyeh killed at least seven people and wounded 27 others, the Health Ministry said.
16 April 2026, 20:38 Speaker Nabih Berri: We urge everyone to postpone heading to towns and villages until the situation becomes clearer in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.
16 April 2026, 20:23 At least seven people have been killed and 33 others wounded in an Israeli airstrike on the southern town of Ghaziyeh near Sidon, according to a preliminary toll released by the Health Ministry.
16 April 2026, 20:19 Israeli officials to Israel's Channel 13: The ceasefire has been "imposed" on Israel.
16 April 2026, 20:18 Israeli army radio: The army will not withdraw from the areas it reached in Lebanon and will act against any emerging threat.
16 April 2026, 20:16 Al-Modon: More than 60 Lebanese towns came under dozens of Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling over the past four hours.
16 April 2026, 19:43 Salam: As I congratulate all Lebanese on this achievement, I pray for mercy upon the martyrs who have fallen, and I affirm my solidarity with their families.
16 April 2026, 19:42 Salam said he welcomes the ceasefire announced by Trump, "which is a key Lebanese demand that we have pursued since the very first day of the war."
16 April 2026, 19:41 A Hezbollah lawmaker told AFP the group will respect the ceasefire if Israel stops its attacks.
16 April 2026, 19:27 Hezbollah sources to Al-Jadeed: The ceasefire must include a comprehensive halt of attacks across Lebanon and must not include any freedom of action for the enemy or a return to the ore-March 2 period.
16 April 2026, 19:25 Netanyahu said he's accepted a Trump request for a ceasefire in Lebanon, noting that the Israeli army will remain in the territory it has occupied in the South.
16 April 2026, 19:05 Trump on Lebanon and Israel: Both sides want to see PEACE, and I believe that will happen, quickly!
16 April 2026, 19:03 Trump said he'll invite Aoun and Netanyahu to the White House for "the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983."
16 April 2026, 18:48 Trump said he had "excellent" talks with Aoun and Netanyahu and that "these two Leaders have agreed that they will begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST."
16 April 2026, 18:37 The Israeli security cabinet is holding a conference call to discuss a ceasefire in Lebanon, an Israeli official told Axios.
16 April 2026, 18:37 New Israeli airstrikes have targeted the towns of Rshaf, Ain Baal and Ghaziyeh in southern Lebanon.
16 April 2026, 18:20 An Israeli official told Reuters that a Lebanon ceasefire might be declared this evening.
16 April 2026, 18:16 Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation: Trump is seeking a ceasefire in Lebanon before the round of negotiations with Iran.
16 April 2026, 18:14 Source to Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation: The inclination is towards a ceasefire in Lebanon and Trump wants this to happen within days.
16 April 2026, 18:10 MTV: Trump informed Aoun that he would call Netanyahu after their phone talks.
16 April 2026, 18:07 MTV: Aoun contacted Berri, Salam and Jumblat this morning to inform them of his rejection of the request to include Netanyahu in the call with Rubio, and then contacted Salam after his calls with Rubio and Trump.
16 April 2026, 18:05 Al-Jadeed: Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier over a number of Lebanese regions.
16 April 2026, 18:04 An Israeli defense official said a Lebanon ceasefire could be announced on Thursday night. "We are at a crossroads. Nothing is final but it could happen today," the official told Axios.
16 April 2026, 18:02 Israeli reports: Hezbollah fired five rockets at the Krayot suburbs of Haifa, some of which were intercepted and others hit open areas.
16 April 2026, 17:56 Trump voiced support for President Aoun and Lebanon and stressed that he's committed to fulfill the Lebanese request for a ceasefire as soon as possible, the Presidency said, as reports said Trump told Aoun that there will be a ceasefire within hours.
16 April 2026, 17:37 White House sources to MTV: Netanyahu is expected to join the call between Trump and President Aoun.
16 April 2026, 17:19 MTV: Trump is currently speaking with President Aoun over the phone.
16 April 2026, 17:17 LBCI: Trump has held a phone call with President Aoun.
16 April 2026, 16:07 An Israeli strike targeted a car on the Saadiyat highway between Sidon and Beirut.
16 April 2026, 16:00 Israeli military sources to Haaretz: The Israeli army is preparing to cease fire tonight in Lebanon between 7pm and 12am.
16 April 2026, 14:39 President Aoun has told US Secretary of State Rubio that he will not talk to Netanyahu, media reports said.
16 April 2026, 14:26 Iran's speaker Ghalibaf has told Speaker Berri in a phone call that a ceasefire in Lebanon is "as important" as in Iran and that Tehran is pushing for it.
16 April 2026, 13:23 Two Israeli strikes have destroyed the strategic Qasmiyeh Bridge, the final artery connecting the north and south of the Litani River.
16 April 2026, 12:22 Beirut MPs have called for the implementation of the government's decision to make Beirut a weapons-free zone after meeting at the Phoenicia Hotel.
16 April 2026, 10:15 Lebanon is "not aware" of any upcoming contact with Israel, an official source said, after Trump said President Aoun and PM Netanyahu would speak on Thursday.
16 April 2026, 00:30 Two Israeli officials to Axios: The Israeli security cabinet meeting ended without taking a decision on a ceasefire in Lebanon.
15 April 2026, 22:06 Senior U.S. official to Axios: The U.S. hasn't asked Israel for a ceasefire in Lebanon and it's not part of the peace negotiations with Iran. BUT, the President would welcome and be happy with an end of hostilities as part of an agreement between Israel and Lebanon.
15 April 2026, 21:21 Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati to Al-Jadeed: Any effort towards a ceasefire is appreciated.
15 April 2026, 21:20 Qmati to Al-Jadeed on possibility of a ceasefire: The step seems serious this time, but we remain wary of Israeli treachery; therefore we advise against heading south at the present time.
15 April 2026, 21:16 Netanyahu: Our battles continue in Lebanon and are concentrated in Bint Jbeil, the capital of Hezbollah in the south, and we are close to winning the battle there.
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