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A ceasefire brings quiet along Israel's front lines with Lebanon. But without Hezbollah at the negotiating

table, how realistic is a durable peace. Plus, Ford cautiously opens the door to partnerships

with Chinese carmakers. They're adamant that they don't want imports of Chinese-made cars

competing with a production base in the U.S. essentially. At the same time, Jim Farley has been one of the most open in praising Chinese technology

and saying that Detroit has something to learn from Shenzhen.

And House Republicans break with the president on a pair of national security and immigration

votes. We'll get the latest. It's Friday, April 17th. I'm Luke Vargas

for the Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and

business stories moving your world today. A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon remains in effect this morning, with a number of leaders from Pakistan to the EU and UN, commending President Trump for his role in mediating the truce.

But Journal Middle East correspondent Dove Lieber says that excitement over a pause in nearly seven weeks of fighting is being tempered by concerns

that excluding Hezbollah from the negotiating table will make any lasting agreement hard to achieve.

Hezbollah has agreed to be a part of the ceasefire, but they strongly oppose peace talks between

Israel and Lebanon. Those talks are aimed at disarming the group, and people in Lebanon

fear that any serious attempt to disarm Hezbollah could leave to civil strife or potentially

civil war inside that country. President Trump asked Hezbollah to act nicely, and perhaps

an omission of the fact that the group could be a spoiler for any attempts by President Trump

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