Netanyahu on Ceasefire: ‘We Have an Opportunity to Make a Historic Peace Agreement with Lebanon’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Israeli public Thursday night to explain his reasons for accepting the 10 day ceasefire in ...
Jerusalem, 16 April, 2026 (TPS-IL) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Israeli public Thursday night to explain his reasons for accepting the 10 Day Ceasefire in Lebanon that President Trump announced earlier in the evening.
“We have an opportunity to make a historic peace agreement with Lebanon,” said Netanyahu. President “Trump intended to invite me and the Lebanese president to try to advance the agreement.”
Netanyahu said that Israel has two fundamental demands: One – Hezbollah’s disarmament. Two – a “sustainable peace agreement, peace through strength.”
And Netanyahu explained that the ceasefire was achieved; even though, he refused to accept two demands made by Hezbollah for a ceasefire. Those demands were an Israeli from all Lebanese territory and “quiet for quiet,” that Israel cease its fire on Hezbollah first.
“I agreed to neither of these, and indeed both of these conditions are not being met,” declared Netanyahu.
The Prime Minister also said he spoke with President Trump over the past two days who told him that he is “determined in an extraordinary way to continue both the naval blockade and to bring about the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear capabilities, whatever remains of them.”
“He is not giving up on this,” added Netanyahu. “He is confident that he can eliminate this threat once and for all, following the great things we did together.”
