00:00A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect Thursday, April 16. Celebratory
00:06gunfire rang out across parts of Beirut as the clock struck midnight on Thursday, the time the
00:11ceasefire went into effect. For around half an hour, the booms of rockets that were also fired
00:16in celebration could be heard, but the pause in hostilities remains fragile. Lebanon's state news
00:22agency NNA reports Israeli artillery continued shelling areas in southern Lebanon about half
00:27an hour after the ceasefire took effect and machine gun fire was also heard in the area.
00:32Meantime, United States President Donald Trump says the next meeting between the US and Iran may take
00:37place over the weekend. Trump adds Iran offered not to have nuclear weapons for more than 20 years
00:43and he thinks they are quote-unquote very close to making a deal with Iran.
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