{"id":75305,"date":"2026-04-17T21:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/will-the-ceasefire-in-lebanon-last-israel-attacks-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T21:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:02:52","slug":"will-the-ceasefire-in-lebanon-last-israel-attacks-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/17\/will-the-ceasefire-in-lebanon-last-israel-attacks-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Will the ceasefire in Lebanon last? | Israel attacks Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon and Israel are holding the first direct talks in decades.<\/p>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Israel has agreed to halt attacks against Lebanon for 10 days but has refused to withdraw its troops from the south.<\/p>\n<p>The ceasefire was announced after officials met in person in Washington, DC \u2013 the first direct talks since 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Now there is hope for an agreement to stop Israel&#8217;s aggression and air strikes.<\/p>\n<p>The Iran-aligned armed group Hezbollah remains the main obstacle.<\/p>\n<p>Israel says any deal must include destroying the group, while Hezbollah says it will not surrender its arms.<\/p>\n<p>So, is a lasting peace agreement possible?<\/p>\n<p>And how much influence does Iran have in Lebanon?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong> James Baze<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guest:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Joe McCarron \u2013 Middle East geopolitical analyst<\/p>\n<p>Yossi Mekelberg \u2013 Senior Consulting Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa Program at Chatham House<\/p>\n<p>Rami Khouri \u2013 Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published on 17 April 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 April 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share dark-view\" 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