据以色列官员透露，在休战期间，以色列国防军将维持在黎巴嫩南部的阵地。美国总统特朗普在分别致电后，邀请内塔尼亚胡和奥恩前往白宫进行历史性会谈。
美国总统特朗普周四在社交媒体平台上宣布，黎巴嫩和以色列之间为期10天的停火将于以色列时间午夜开始。特朗普表示：“双方都希望看到和平，我相信这很快就会实现！”
在随后的一份声明中，总理内塔尼亚胡称赞停火是“与黎巴嫩达成历史性和平协议的机会”。内塔尼亚胡断言：“我们已经改变了安全平衡。”他补充说，以色列将在黎巴嫩南部维持一个延伸10公里的安全缓冲区，以在停火期间威慑黎巴嫩真主党构成的威胁。
特朗普表示，停火是在与总理内塔尼亚胡和黎巴嫩总统约瑟夫·奥恩分别通话后达成的。他还邀请奥恩和内塔尼亚胡前往白宫，这将是黎以两国领导人自1983年以来的首次直接对话。
据报道，以色列安全内阁在特朗普宣布消息前举行的会议上并未就停火进行投票。根据以色列媒体报道，内阁部长们在会议期间未获知停火消息，直到会议结束后才从媒体上得知。有消息称，内塔尼亚胡表示是应特朗普的要求才同意停火。真主党随后要求停火必须确保其“抵抗权”，而黎巴嫩总理对停火表示欢迎。
IDF to maintain positions in southern Lebanon during truce, Israeli official tells 'Post' • Trump invites Netanyahu, Aoun for historic White House talks after separate phone callsAn armoured Israeli military vehicle operates inside Israel, near the Israel-Lebanon border, April 15, 2026.(photo credit: REUTERS/FLORION GOGA)ByGOLDIE KATZ, AMICHAI STEINAPRIL 16, 2026 18:46Updated: APRIL 16, 2026 21:36A 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel will begin at midnight Israel time, US President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social Post on Thursday.“Both sides want to see peace, and I believe that will happen, quickly!” Trump said.In a later statement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the ceasefire as "an opportunity to make a historic peace agreement with Lebanon.""We have changed the balance of security," Netanyahu asserted, adding that Israel will maintain a security buffer, stretching 10 kilometers into southern Lebanon, for the duration of the ceasefire in order to deter the threat posed by Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah.US President Donald Trump posts on Truth Social on April 16, 2026. (credit: SCREENSHOT/TRUTH SOCIAL)Trump stated that the ceasefire was reached after separate conversations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun.He also invited Aoun and Netanyahu to the White House for the first direct talks between the leaders of Lebanon and Israel since 1983.Israeli cabinet reportedly not informed about ceasefireIsrael’s security cabinet did not vote on the ceasefire during a meeting held shortly before Trump made the announcement.According to Israeli media reports, cabinet ministers were not informed of the ceasefire during the meeting and only learned of it from the media after the meeting ended.N12 News quoted Netanyahu as saying that Trump asked for the ceasefire, a request to which Netanyahu acquiesced.Hezbollah claims 'right to resists,' Lebanese PM welcomes ceasefireHezbollah demanded that the ceasefire must not allow Israel freedom of movement and stated that the presence of Israeli troops in Lebanese territory grants the Lebanese the "right to resist," according to a Reuters report.Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam welcomed the ceasefire agreement in a post on X/Twitter, stating that the pause in fighting was Lebanon’s “primary goal in the Washington meeting on Tuesday.”“I congratulate all Lebanese on this achievement,” Salam shared, also thanking regional and international partners who helped achieve the ceasefire.Earlier on Thursday, Aoun refused to speak directly to Netanyahu about a ceasefire after Trump indicated in an overnight post on Truth Social that the Israeli and Lebanese would be speaking.Aoun instead held a call with Trump, who spoke to Netanyahu before the ceasefire was eventually announced.Reuters contributed to this report.