Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribe06:03 AM • April 17 2026 IDTA cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon was due to take effect at midnight on Thursday, after being imposed on both sides by U.S. President Donald Trump. It is set to last for 10 days, and the administration hopes for it to become permanent at the end of that period. During the cease-fire, Israel Defense Forces units will remain in the positions they seized in southern Lebanon. However, it's possible that Washington will force withdrawals on Israel from Lebanon, as it did last year in the Gaza Strip.In the NewsTrump Hijacked Israeli Foreign Policy So Netanyahu Had No Say in Lebanon TruceIsrael's Opposition Suffers From 'Budapest Syndrome' With Too Many MagyarsLebanon Became a Strategic Front for Iran's Proxy Policy, Israeli ExpectationsTrump Says War in Iran 'Should Be Ending Pretty Soon'Haaretz During Arab Revolt: Blood Is the Glue That Binds a Nation and Its LandRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Envoy Slams Italian Magazine Cover About West Bank Settlers'Beautiful and Free of Jews': What Nazi Guidebook to Poland Recommended ReadersReport: Iran Has Thousands of Ballistic Missiles, U.S. Intelligence EstimatesAs Iran War Wore On, Israel Downed Fewer Missiles, Cluster Bombs Wreaked HavocIsraeli Actress Declines Independence Day Honor After Gaza Petition ControversyNetanyahu Could Have Learned His Lesson Last Time He Took Trump to War With Iran