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.

The Israel-Lebanon ceasefire comes amid mounting U.S. pressure on Israel to scale back its operations in Lebanon. On April 14, Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States convened in Washington, D.C., for the first direct talks between Israel and Lebanon in more than 30 years to discuss a ceasefire and Hezbollah's disarmament, though the talks made little progress. On April 15, the Israeli Security Cabinet convened to discuss a potential temporary ceasefire with Lebanon, though ministers reportedly did not vote on the ceasefire before Trump's announcement. Israel conducted further attacks on Tyre and the strategic town of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon prior to Trump's announcement. Pakistani officials have been working to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire that is expected to expire on April 22.