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Trump Extends Three-Week Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire; Hezbollah Fires Rockets

4/24/2026

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a three-week Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension on Truth Social after a meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Hezbollah rejected the talks, firing rockets at northern Israel that Israeli forces intercepted.
The war has killed about 2,300 Lebanese, displaced over 1 million, and an Israeli strike that killed journalist Amal Khalil led Lebanese officials to accuse Israel of war crimes.

History

Historical Context

In August 2006 the UN Security Council unanimously passed Resolution 1701, ordering Israel’s pullout and a cease-fire that began at 08:00 on 14 August and deployed about 15,000 UNIFIL troops. The agreement, brokered by the United States and France, halted roughly 1,200 daily Hezbollah rockets. Trump’s three-week cease-fire extension in 2024 echoes that 2006 diplomatic effort amid Hezbollah’s continued buildup of an estimated 150,000 rockets.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a three-week Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension on Truth Social after a meeting with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Hezbollah rejected the talks, firing rockets at northern Israel that Israeli forces intercepted.
The war has killed about 2,300 Lebanese, displaced over 1 million, and an Israeli strike that killed journalist Amal Khalil led Lebanese officials to accuse Israel of war crimes.

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