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Lebanon and Israel extend their ceasefire for three weeks, but attacks continue in Southern Lebanon. US President Donald Trump meantime says there was a ‘great chance’ the two countries will reach a peace agreement this year.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-extended-april-22-2026/

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00:00Lebanon and Israel extend their ceasefire for three weeks following a meeting with US President
00:05Donald Trump Thursday, April 23. Set to expire on Sunday, the ceasefire reported the lessened
00:11violence but attacks continue in southern Lebanon. Trump said the meeting went very well, the United
00:16States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah. The Iran
00:22aligned armed group Hezbollah was not present in the meeting. Trump also says there was a great
00:27chance the two countries will reach a peace agreement this year. But even with the ceasefire,
00:32an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and injured another
00:36Wednesday, April 22. Four other people were killed that day,
00:41the deadliest since the initial 10-day ceasefire began on April 16.
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