{"id":32894,"date":"2026-04-24T10:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32894"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:22:20","slug":"israel-lebanon-agree-to-extend-ceasefire-for-three-weeks","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/israel-lebanon-agree-to-extend-ceasefire-for-three-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel, Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire for three weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uSg02\">\n<div class=\"DrnCK\">\n<div class=\"HwXOf\">\n<div class=\"kcAOr t9ThB\" data-testid=\"RecipientWell\">\n<div data-tabster=\"{&quot;mover&quot;:{&quot;cyclic&quot;:false,&quot;direction&quot;:2,&quot;memorizeCurrent&quot;:false}}\">\n<div id=\"MSG_wAEVX2K5QAA_TO\" class=\"___sj378o0 fly5x3f f1l02sjl f113hnb5\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"srQCs\">\n<div class=\"ug93r\" data-testid=\"ReactionsWell\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following high-level talks at the White House brokered by United States (US) President Donald Trump.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"mailMessageBodyContainer\">\n<div class=\"XbIp4 jmmB7 customScrollBar GNqVo allowTextSelection\">\n<div id=\"UniqueMessageBody_1\" class=\"OuGoX BIZfh\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"document\" aria-label=\"Message body\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"false\" data-fui-focus-visible=\"\">\n<div class=\"rps_bfea\">\n<div lang=\"EN-ZA\">\n<div class=\"x_WordSection1\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The truce comes as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah remains a major obstacle to ending the wider eight-week US and Israel war on Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Other flash points include Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme and control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Trump says he is in no rush to secure a peace deal, insisting he wants what he called &#8220;the best deal&#8221; and one that is &#8220;everlasting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the Gulf.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Trump says the US Navy has been ordered to shoot and sink any boats laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">In Tehran, Iran&#8217;s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has dismissed Trump&#8217;s claims of division within Iran&#8217;s leadership, calling them hostile media tactics aimed at weakening national unity and security.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary); font-family: var(--global--font-secondary); font-size: var(--global--font-size-base);\">&#8211;SABC&#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20383,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-32894","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"","published_date":"","news_description":"","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":"Israel and Lebanon ceasefire"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32895,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32894\/revisions\/32895"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=32894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}