Israel and Lebanon had their first face-to-face meetings in decades in an effort to end fighting.

Trump says Israel and Lebanon will halt hostilities for 10 days, beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern. The Lebanese prime minister said the government “welcomed” the announcement, but Hezbollah has not commented.

In a post on social media, President Trump said that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a ceasefire deal that will last for ten days and added that he will be inviting the leaders of both countries to the White House for talks.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on ​Thursday that Lebanon and Israel had agreed on a 10-day ceasefire, as optimism grew that the Iran war ‌may be nearing an end.

U.S. ⁠President Donald Trump ⁠on Thursday said that ​Israeli and Lebanese leaders had agreed ‌to begin a 10-day ‌ceasefire at 5 ⁠p.m. (2100 ⁠GMT), though he did not specify which ​day it would begin.

The president of Lebanon refused Thursday to speak with the Israeli prime minister ahead of a planned discussion that would have been the first direct conversation between the leaders of the two countries in more than 30 years,

President Trump said on social media that he spoke with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and that they each agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, set to begin later Thursday.

Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, is playing a crucial role in mediating between Iran and the U.S. A recent video shows him in Tehran, highlighting his involvement in easing tensions