STORY: :: Trump says he's working on a longer term deal between Israel and Lebanon
:: Washington, D.C. / April 16, 2026
TRUMP: "Yeah, it's very exciting with Lebanon. It's very exciting. I think we're going to have a deal where we're going to have a meeting, first time in 44 years, and Lebanon will be meeting with Israel, and they're probably going to do it at the White House."
REPORTER: "When do you think they would...?"
TRUMP: "Over the next week or two."
REPORTER: "And do you think this agreement can be reached..."
TRUMP: "I do. I think we will have an agreement between Lebanon and they're going to take care of Hezbollah. They're going to be working on Hezbollah right now. But we'll have an agreement between Israel, very importantly, and Lebanon."
REPORTER: "Would you support our Lebanese army as well?"
TRUMP: "I would. I would, ya."
REPORTER: "Has Hezbollah agreed to the ceasefire...?
TRUMP: "They're all agreeing. It's a very nice little package for about a week and we're not going to have lots of bombs dropping and we're going to see if we can make peace between Lebanon and Israel."
Trump spoke to both leaders as the ceasefire was announced. He said he was working on a longer term deal between Israel and Lebanon.
