Israel and Lebanon enter into ceasefire, as Trump asks Hezbollah to 'act nicely'
Israel and Lebanon have entered into a tentative ceasefire, as Donald Trump tells armed Lebanese group Hezbollah to "act nicely".
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After announcing the pause in hostilities earlier in the day, the ceasefire came into effect at 5pm BST.
It will run for 10 days, with groundbreaking talks between the Israeli and Lebanese governments taking place for the first time in decades on Tuesday.
President Trump says he hopes "Hezbollah acts nicely" during the agreed ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel in a Truth Social post a couple of hours after the pause to hostilities came into effect.
Trump also called for "no more killing", insisting Lebanon and Israel "must finally have PEACE".
Despite the ceasefire, both sides have already accused the other of breaches.
Israel scaled up strikes on southern Lebanon, its neighbour to the north, despite a ceasefire between the US, Israel and Iran taking effect last week.
Mr Trump has said he believes both sides want to see peace. The announcement has led to growing optimism about a potential end to the Iran war - with talks likely next week.
The announcement comes after Israeli air strikes destroyed a key bridge linking the south of Lebanon with the rest of the country.
It comes hours after the Pope's hit back at President Trump's attacks on him.
He says the "world's being ravaged by a handful of tyrants."
In the post he said: "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.
"On Tuesday, the two Countries met for the first time in 34 years here in Washington, D.C., with our Great Secretary of State, Marco Rubio.
"I have directed Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, together with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Razin' Caine, to work with Israel and Lebanon to achieve a Lasting PEACE.
"It has been my Honor to solve 9 Wars across the World, and this will be my 10th, so let's, GET IT DONE! President DONALD J. TRUMP"