Trump eyes Lebanon-Israel meeting in weeks, deal this year

Published April 24, 2026 Updated April 24, 2026 02:45am

US President Donald Trump says he expects the Israeli and Lebanese leaders to meet with him over the next couple of weeks and voices hope for a permanent peace deal this year, reports AFP.

“I think there’s a very good chance of having peace. I think it should be an easy one,” Trump told reporters as he met the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to announce an extension of a shaky ceasefire.


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