Late Thursday, local time in Sweden, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the ceasefire would be extended for three weeks. The statement came in connection with a meeting between the countries' ambassadors in Washington.
"We expressed Lebanon's position on stopping the Israeli violations and stopping the destruction in the south, and we promised President Trump to make Lebanon great again," Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad told Lebanese media, according to Al Jazeera .
After the meeting, Donald Trump stated on Truth Social that he “looks forward to hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the near future.” He also wrote that the United States will work with Lebanon to “help the country protect itself against Hezbollah,” which is backed by Iran.
The announcement of the ceasefire came as Hezbollah fired several projectiles at areas in northern Israel. Earlier on Thursday, Israeli attacks also continued against targets in Lebanon, which accused Israel of war crimes just hours before the meeting began.
