以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡周四表示，在为期10天的停火期间，以色列军队将留在黎巴嫩南部的阵地，并坚持认为尽管战斗暂停，军方仍将维持一个扩大的缓冲区。在特朗普总统宣布停火后不久的一份视频声明中，内塔尼亚胡表示，以色列将留在10公里的安全区内，以防止渗透和反坦克导弹攻击。
内塔尼亚胡表示：“这就是我们将留下的地方。我们不会离开。”他将停火定性为继续与黎巴嫩谈判的窗口。他证实，特朗普已邀请他和黎巴嫩总统约瑟夫·奥恩前往华盛顿进行会谈。特朗普宣布，以色列和黎巴嫩将从东部时间下午5点开始停止敌对行动。黎巴嫩总理表示政府对此表示“欢迎”，但真主党尚未发表评论。
以黎战火给下周结束的美伊停火带来了压力。伊朗坚持任何休战都必须延伸到黎巴嫩，而华盛顿和耶路撒冷对此予以拒绝。在宣布这一消息的前几个小时，美国国防部长皮特·海格塞斯警告伊朗，如果德黑兰拒绝达成协议，美军准备打击其发电厂和能源中心。海格塞斯表示，对伊朗港口的海上封锁将“持续到必要时”。丹·凯恩将军表示，美军可能会将船只拦截范围从海湾扩大到其他地区。
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