Ceasefire deal includes halt to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iranian president informs Macron - Anadolu Ajansı

On 9 April 2026, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered direct talks with Lebanon, with the disarmament of Hezbollah among Israel's demands. The talks were to be held in the United States the following week. Netanyahu also said Israel would keep fighting Hezbollah and that there would be no ceasefire in Lebanon ahead of the talks. Arab News wrote that this followed Israeli bombing that killed 300 people.

Republic World and O Globo wrote that Trump had called Netanyahu the day before the Islamabad talks and asked him to scale down the strikes on Lebanon, and that Netanyahu agreed. Iran's president told Macron that the ceasefire deal includes a halt to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and an Iranian delegation was due in Pakistan for talks. El País wrote that the US pushed Israel to negotiate so that the ceasefire with Iran would not fall apart.