By Dov Lieber

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he agreed to a 10-day cease-fire to facilitate peace talks with Lebanon. "We have an opportunity for a historic peace agreement with Lebanon," Netanyahu said in a video statement.

Netanyahu said Israel will remain inside southern Lebanon in a 10 kilometer-wide buffer zone that stretches from the Mediterranean Sea until the Syrian border

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April 16, 2026 14:22 ET (18:22 GMT)