Israel’s Broadcasting Authority has published the full text of the U.S.-mediated ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, establishing a ten-day renewable truce effective April 16, 2026, with framework for permanent peace negotiations. The document represents the most explicit bilateral understanding between the parties in decades.
The agreement follows “fruitful” direct talks on April 14 in Washington, committing both nations to mutual recognition of sovereignty and territorial integrity while establishing security arrangements along shared borders. The text explicitly acknowledges Lebanon faces challenges from “non-regular armed groups” undermining its sovereignty.
Key provisions designate Lebanese state security institutions—including the army, internal security forces, general security, state security, customs, and municipal police—as the sole entities authorized to bear arms within Lebanon. This formulation directly confronts Hezbollah’s military autonomy while providing political cover for Lebanese government action.
Israel retains explicit right to “all necessary self-defense measures” against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks without ceasefire restriction, while committing to refrain from offensive operations against Lebanese territory by land, air, or sea. Lebanon undertakes effective steps, with international support, to prevent Hezbollah and other non-state groups from conducting attacks against Israel.
Both parties jointly request U.S. facilitation of further direct negotiations encompassing all outstanding issues, particularly land border demarcation and disputed points, toward comprehensive final agreement. The framework establishes unprecedented direct negotiation mechanism under American sponsorship.
The document’s “preventive self-defense” clause provides Israel substantial military flexibility, while Lebanese commitments to state monopoly on force create enforcement mechanism against militia activity. Whether practical implementation matches textual ambition depends on Hezbollah compliance and Israeli restraint during initial ten-day window.
Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire Agreement Text Revealed
Full text of Lebanon-Israel ceasefire reveals mutual sovereignty recognition, Lebanese state monopoly on force, and Israeli self-defense flexibility. Ten-day renewable truce established with U.S.-mediated direct negotiations framework for comprehensive peace and border demarcation.
