President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon on Thursday.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa all met with “High Ranking Representatives of Israel and Lebanon” in the Oval Office in a meeting that went “very well!”
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The meeting resulted in an increased pledge of U.S. involvement in Lebanon and the extension of the ceasefire by 21 days.
“The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah,” Trump said. “The Ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended by THREE WEEKS. I look forward in the near future to hosting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun. It was a Great Honor to be a participant at this very Historic Meeting!”
