Hi there,

For three decades, people have counted on Democracy Now! to go to where the silence is and cover the people and movements closest to the most important stories of the day. All donations made today will be TRIPLED thanks to a group of generous donors, which means your $15 gift is worth $45. Please donate today to support our independent journalism. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much!

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

Israel Agrees to 10-Day Ceasefire in Lebanon After U.S.-Brokered Talks

HeadlineApr 17, 2026

Celebrations broke out across Lebanon overnight after Israel agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, following U.S.-brokered talks to end seven weeks of attacks that have killed nearly 2,200 people in Lebanon, including 172 children. Israel continued airstrikes right up until the ceasefire took effect Thursday evening, including attacks on the city of Tyre that killed at least 13 people; elsewhere, Israel bombed a school in southern Lebanon and blew up the last bridge over the Litani River, further isolating southern Lebanon from the rest of the country. Israeli forces now occupy about 10% of Lebanon’s territory, with an estimated 1.2 million people displaced from their homes. This is Ibrahim Suwaydi, a 30-year-old living in a tent in Beirut after he fled Israeli strikes on the suburb of Dahiyeh.

Ibrahim Suwaydi: “They gave a 10-day ceasefire, but we don’t accept that. Ten days? If we want to go back to our homes 10 days and the war returns, we don’t want that. Either our land is fully returned, or we don’t want the ceasefire. We’ll continue with the war. My home in Dahiyeh in Beirut’s southern suburbs has been destroyed. Who will compensate me?”

After headlines, we’ll go to Beirut for the latest.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top