Netanyah accepts ceasefire but says Israeli troops will stay in Lebanon

Israel's prime minister said he welcomed the “pause in order to try to advance the” agreement discussed during diplomatic talks in Washington on Tuesday.

“We have an opportunity to reach a historic peace agreement with Lebanon”, he said, write foreign media.

However, Netanyahu would not agree with the group's request to withdraw from all Lebanese territory.

“We are remaining in Lebanon in an expanded security zone”, he said, adding that this was necessary because of the “risk of an invasion” and preventing fire in Israel.

But earlier, Hezbollah said the presence of Israeli troops within Lebanon gave the country and its people “the right to resist”.

His statement comes after US President Donald Trump has said Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, reports Telegraph, broadcast Periscope.

According to Trump, Lebanon's president, Joseph Aoun, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reached the agreement after speaking to the American president, Telegrafi conveys.

US Vice President JD Vance and State Secretary Marco Rubio will now work with both countries “to achieve a sustainable PACE”, Trump has suggested.

Trump then repeated his often used phrase that he has resolved nine wars and that “this will be the 10th”. /Periscope