Cathie Beedie. (@cathbee.bsky.social)

Trump says Lebanon ceasefire extended as Israel continues strikes <article data-history-node-id="438891" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-israel-continues-strikes" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-israel-continues-strikes" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Trump says Lebanon ceasefire extended as Israel continues strikes</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/us" target="_blank">United States</a> President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the ceasefire in <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a>, even as <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> continued bombing the country on Friday.</p> <p>Trump revealed the extension in a Truth Social post following a meeting at the White House with Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, and Lebanon’s ambassador, Nada Moawad.</p> <p>The talks came after a day of Israeli strikes in Lebanon that killed seven people, including a journalist.</p> <p>The extension will prolong a fragile 10-day truce agreed last week, pushing it into mid-May.</p> <h3>Read more: <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/trump-says-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-israel-continues-strikes">Trump says Lebanon ceasefire extended as Israel continues strikes</a></h3> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="The remains of a home under construction is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on 22 April 2026 (AFP/Kawnat Haju)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="1f5fca73-4d64-40b3-96da-c2f8b822bc7f" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/000_A8LN863%20%281%29.jpg" width="2000" height="1125" alt="The remains of a home under construction is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on 22 April 2026 (AFP/Kawnat Haju)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>The remains of a home under construction is destroyed by the Israeli army in the southern Lebanese village of Beit Lif, in the Bint Jbeil district on 22 April 2026 (AFP/Kawnat Haju)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url("https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article> https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/trump-says-lebanon-ceasefire-extended-israel-continues-strikes