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Trump says Israel and Lebanon leaders to be invited for White House talks amid proposed 10-day ceasefire
US President Donald Trump said he plans to invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House for what he described as the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983. Trump also said the two sides had agreed to begin a 10-day ceasefire and that senior US officials would work with both governments toward a broader peace arrangement.
Credit: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025. (photo credit: JONATHAN ERNST/REUTERS).
US President Donald Trump said he will invite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House for talks aimed at advancing peace between Israel and Lebanon.
In a public statement and a social media post, Trump said the proposed meeting would mark the first meaningful talks between the two countries since 1983. He said both sides want peace and expressed confidence that progress could come quickly.
Trump announces ceasefire plan
Trump said he had held what he described as excellent conversations with Aoun and Netanyahu and that the two leaders had agreed to formally begin a 10-day ceasefire starting at 5 p.m. EST.
He added that Israel and Lebanon had already met in Washington on Tuesday for their first direct encounter in 34 years, alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
US officials tasked with mediation
According to Trump, he directed Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Rubio and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine to work with Israel and Lebanon to pursue what he called a lasting peace.
The comments indicate a renewed US push to mediate between the two neighboring states, which remain technically at war and have no formal diplomatic relations.
Key claims in Trump's statement
Trump said Netanyahu and Aoun would be invited to the White House for talks.
He said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire beginning at 5 p.m. EST.
He said the two countries met in Washington on Tuesday for the first time in 34 years.
He said senior US officials had been instructed to work toward a broader peace agreement.
No immediate independent confirmation
There was no immediate independent confirmation from Israeli or Lebanese authorities of the full scope of Trump's announcement, including the proposed White House meeting and the timing of the ceasefire.
Any formal breakthrough would be significant given the long history of conflict between the two countries and the absence of sustained high-level bilateral engagement for decades.
"Both sides want to see peace, and I believe that will happen, quickly," Trump said.
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