Donald Trump said Israeli and Lebanese leaders have agreed to a temporary ceasefire beginning on Thursday.
In a social media post, the US President said both countries had agreed they would formally begin a ten day ceasefire at 17:00 ET. (22:00 BST).
Mr Trump also said he’d be inviting the Israeli prime minster Benjamin Netanyahu and the Lebanese president Joseph Aoun to the White House for talks.
A new round of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah erupted in March, but there is no mention of the Iranian-backed group in Mr Trump’s post.
The Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has welcomed the announcement.
A leading member of Hezbollah has said that the group had been briefed on a possible pause in fighting by Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon.
Hassan Fadlallah said Hezbollah’s adherence to the truce would depend on Israel halting all forms of hostilities.
The BBC’s Middle East analyst Sebastian Usher gives us his assessment of the announcement, and tells us how likely it is that the ceasefire will be observed.
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