Israel and Lebanon have announced a 10-day ceasefire to allow negotiations for a more permanent security and peace agreement to continue.The truce was announced by United States President Donald Trump on Thursday and came into effect at 21:00 GMT.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe ceasefire follows six weeks of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group, Hezbollah. In its war on Lebanon, Israel has killed at least 2,196 people and displaced more than one million.But on Friday morning, Lebanon’s army reported several ceasefire violations by Israeli forces.Will the ceasefire last? What are its terms? Here’s what we know:What are the terms of the ceasefire?Announcing the ceasefire on Thursday, Trump called it a “historic day”.In a post on Truth Social, he said, “May have been a historic day for Lebanon. Good things are happening.”According to a statement released by the US State Department on Thursday, under the terms of the ceasefire agreement, Israel will “preserve its right to take all necessary measures in self-defence”, while not carrying out “any offensive military operations”.The statement suggested that Israel can also exercise this right “at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks”.“This shall not be impeded by the cessation of hostilities,” it added.Trump said that the 10-day truce includes Hezbollah.“I hope Hezbollah acts nicely and well during this important period of time. It will be an GREAT moment for them if they do,” Trump wrote in his Truth Social post.“No more killing. Must finally have PEACE!” What has Hezbollah said?The direct negotiations to discuss a truce between Israeli and Lebanese officials in Washington on Tuesday did not include Hezbollah, however. The Lebanese armed group had opposed the ceasefire talks. Advert …
