Trump claims to have solved '10th war' as he announces purported peace deal

President Donald Trump claimed credit for a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

The 79-year-old president had announced that Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would hold direct talks Thursday, which Lebanese officials later denied, but Trump claimed on Truth Social that he had spoke to both leaders and helped broker a ceasefire.

"I just had excellent conversations with the Highly Respected President Joseph Aoun, of Lebanon, and Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel," Trump posted. "These two Leaders have agreed that in order to achieve PEACE between their Countries, they will formally begin a 10 Day CEASEFIRE at 5 P.M. EST."

"On Tuesday, the two Countries met for the first time in 34 years here in Washington, D.C., with our Great Secretary of State, Marco Rubio," Trump added. "I have directed Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, together with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Razin' Caine, to work with Israel and Lebanon to achieve a Lasting PEACE. It has been my Honor to solve 9 Wars across the World, and this will be my 10th, so let's, GET IT DONE! President DONALD J. TRUMP."

Rubio hosted the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the U.S. for an in-person meeting Wednesday, marking the first high-level engagement between the Middle Eastern nations since 1993.

Aoun told Rubio in a call that same day that he would not speak to Netanyahu until a ceasefire was in place, according to the Lebanese media outlet LBCI.