Trump attends Lebanon-Israel meeting at White House; ceasefire extended by three weeks

US President Donald Trump said Thursday that a ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel will be extended by three weeks.

Trump announced his Truth Social platform after attending a White House meeting between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors, which included senior members of the US administration.

Other US officials who attended, Trump revealed, were Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the US ambassadors to Lebanon and Israel.

Trump told reporters after the meeting that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would “most likely” be meeting at the White House during the three-week ceasefire.

“The ambassador-level talks between Israel and Lebanon will now take place at the White House. President Trump will greet both representatives upon their arrival,” a White House official said before the meeting.

Thursday’s meeting, which was scheduled to take place at the State Department, was moved to the White House at the last minute, according to sources familiar with the matter.

Minutes before the meeting started, Hezbollah said it had fired a salvo of rockets at Israel in response to ceasefire violations. Israel responded by carrying out airstrikes inside Lebanon.