Lebanon

Trump says Iran agreed to hand over enriched uranium, Iran denies claims

IDF officers in southern Lebanon report they were not informed of ceasefire deal • Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements • Trump: Iran will hand over uranium

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US President Donald Trump addresses a Turning Point USA event entitled "Build the Red Wall" at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 17, 2026.
Women hold rifles in front of an Iranian flag during a pro-government National Army Day demonstration on April 17, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

Ex-al Qaida member decries Iranian leadership, claims Israel-Lebanon ceasefire actually about Iran

“For days now, Tehran has been hiding behind the same excuse: no serious engagement... until there’s a ceasefire in Lebanon,” Aiman Dean claimed in a post on X/Twitter.

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An Israeli flag hangs on a building in southern Lebanon as seen from the Israeli side of the border, April 17, 2026.

IDF officers in southern Lebanon claim they were not informed of ceasefire deal - N12

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was announced by US President Donald Trump on Thursday and began at midnight (Israel time) on the night between Thursday and Friday.

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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun attends a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 28, 2025.

Lebanon president says ceasefire should move to permanent agreements

"Today, we negotiate and decide for ourselves. We are no longer a card in anyone's game, nor an arena for anyone's wars, and we never will be again," Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said.

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Italy summons Israeli ambassador after shots fired at UN in Lebanon

A defense ministry statement said the Italian logistics convoy was traveling from Shama to Beirut on Wednesday when, about 2 km after departure, the Israeli military fired warning shots.

APRIL 8, 2026ByREUTERS
The Italian flag waves over the Quirinal Palace in Rome, Italy May 30, 2018

Iranian FM says US must choose between ceasefire, supporting Israeli action against Hezbollah

Araghchi claimed that the terms of the ceasefire explicitly outline Lebanon's inclusion in the deal, a claim that US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have denied.

APRIL 8, 2026ByGOLDIE KATZ
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addresses a special session of the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations, aside of US-Iran talks in Geneva, Switzerland, February 17, 2026

IDF announces St.-Sgt. Touvel Yosef Lifshiz killed in combat in southern Lebanon

Staff Sergeant Lifshiz, aged 20, from Beit She'an, served in the 13th Battalion in the Golani Brigade. 

APRIL 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Staff Sergeant Touvel Yosef Lifshiz killed in combat in southern Lebanon, April 8, 2026.

Hezbollah fires at North, fragment falls in open area, no injuries

Iran had also launched missiles toward Israel early Wednesday morning, hours after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire.

APRIL 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anti-missile batteries fire interception missiles toward incoming ballistic missiles launched from Lebanon, as seen in northern Israel, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 24, 2026.

Five things to watch amid the ceasefire with Iran

The upcoming issues include Lebanon, Iraq, JD Vance, domestic political fallout, and the details of Iran's 10-point plan.

APRIL 8, 2026BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) looks to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine as he speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 08, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

'Political disaster': Israeli leaders lash out over ceasefire, split on who’s to blame

"It will take us years to repair the political and strategic damage that Netanyahu created," Lapid claimed, while Otzma Yehudit MK Zvika Fogel blames Trump for "wimping out."

APRIL 8, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
US President Donald Trump points his finger towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025.

WATCH: IDF carries out largest coordinated strike in Lebanon amid uncertainty over ceasefire scope

Hezbollah official says that if Israel does not adhere to the ceasefire, no party will feel bound to uphold it, after IDF confirms continued military campaign against terror group in southern Lebanon

APRIL 8, 2026ByTOBIAS SIEGAL, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man walks at the site of an Israeli strike, in Al-Mazraa in Beirut, Lebanon, April 8, 2026.

Iran's 10-point ceasefire leaked, JD Vance and US negotiating team dispatched for talks

Iran threatens ships moving through Hormuz • US, Iran delegations arriving in Pakistan on Friday • Most Israeli schools to open on Thursday as Home Front Command updates guidelines

APRIL 8, 2026ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An IDF soldier operating in southern Lebanon, published April 7, 2026.

Netanyahu, Trump refute Pakistani PM's claims of Lebanese inclusion in ceasefire deal

Iran had demanded in its initial 10-point proposal for Israel to halt its strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon, leading to speculation of the terror group's inclusion in the deal.

APRIL 8, 2026ByARIELLA ROITMAN
An Israeli artillery unit fires towards Lebanon, amid escalation between Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel, and amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel, March 17, 2026.

Preliminary UN probe blames Israel and likely Hezbollah for peacekeeper deaths

The Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in two separate incidents in southern Lebanon, with UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric calling the incidents "unacceptable."

APRIL 7, 2026ByREUTERS
UN peacekeepers stand next to an armored vehicle during a patrol in southern Lebanon on February 22, 2026.