Israel and Lebanon Reach a 10-Day Cease-Fire Deal

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🗓️ 16 April 2026

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P.M. Edition for April 16. The cease-fire, which went into effect today after nearly seven weeks of fighting, creates space for diplomacy. WSJ national security reporter Robbie Gramer explains what could undermine a potential peace agreement. Plus, while Trump says the U.S. might hold discussions with Iran this weekend, the U.S. is expanding its blockade. WSJ’s senior video and national security correspondent Shelby Holliday discusses how this applies more economic pressure to Iran. And Netflix announces that its chairman and co-founder Reed Hastings is leaving the board. Sabrina Siddiqui hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.5	President Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire that starts today.
0:38.9	The 10-day ceasefire is meant to pave the way for a longer-lasting peace deal here.
0:43.0	What U.S. officials are saying is that Lebanon now has this once-in-a-generation opportunity
0:48.1	to break Hezbollah's stranglehold over its government.
0:51.2	Plus, the president says the U.S. could have discussions with Iran this weekend.
0:55.8	At the same time, the U.S. military is expanding its blockade.
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1:04.5	It's Thursday, April 16th.
1:06.0	I'm Sabrina Siddiqui for the Wall Street Journal filling in for Alex Osala.
1:09.8	This is the PM edition of What's News,
1:12.1	the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.
1:18.7	President Trump said Israel and Lebanon have reached a 10-day ceasefire agreement that begins this
1:24.0	evening. Trump added that he has invited leaders from both countries for peace
1:28.3	talks at the White House. Robbie Grammer, a national security reporter at the Wall Street
1:32.2	Journal, joins us now to discuss. So Trump says the ceasefire is going into effect today. What do
1:38.2	Israel, Lebanon, and Hezbollah say about it? Well, this is an agreement that Trump, it sounds like,
1:43.7	pushed both Israel and the Lebanese government into.
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