U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that Israeli and Lebanese officials had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern time on April 16, AP reported the same day. The ceasefire announcement came after Lebanese President Joseph Aoun held calls with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump earlier that day, as well as a call between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.