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Displaced people react as they return to their homes in a vehicle carrying belongings on its roof after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Sidon, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. REUTERS/Aziz Taher TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Al Jazeera Live

By Zaid Sabah, Yashraj Sharma and Adam Hancock

Published On 17 Apr 202617 Apr 2026

  • Celebrations have been reported in Lebanon, where a 10-day ceasefire has been announced to allow for negotiations between Israeli and Lebanese officials on a permanent security and peace agreement between the two countries, the US State Department said.
  • United States President Donald Trump has again said that a deal to end the war on Iran is “very close”, adding that talks may resume with Tehran in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad as early as this weekend.