India, April 16 -- United States President Donald Trump on Thursday said both Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, adding that he had invited leaders of both countries for talks.

"I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel. These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST," Trump said in a post on Truth Social.

Trump, who claimed that this would be the 10th war he halts, stated that officials from Israel and Lebanon had met "for the first time in 34 years" in Washington DC on Tuesday, in the presence of US Secretary of State Marco ...