Nigeria, April 16 -- US President Donald Trump has announced a 10-day ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon.

The ceasefire agreement will take effect tonight.

Mr Trump, in a post on Truth Social, disclosed that President Joseph Aoun of Lebanon and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel agreed to a 10-day ceasefire between their counties.

He also wrote that the agreement follows the first direct meeting between the two leaders in 34 years.

The meeting was held in Washington on Tuesday.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that the Israeli army had continued its attacks on Lebanon despite the two-week ceasefire agreement between the US/Israel, and Iran, which took effect last week.

Mr Netanyahu's office had declared that the c...