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Netanyahu convenes urgent security cabinet call amid Lebanon ceasefire announcement

By Stav Levaton 16 April 2026, 7:00 pm
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Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of Israel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, April 14, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a ceremony marking Holocaust Remembrance Day at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, April 14, 2026 (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an urgent meeting over the phone with members of Israel’s security cabinet to discuss the ceasefire with Lebanon, Hebrew media reports.

According to the reports, ministers were given just five minutes’ notice ahead of the call, coinciding with US President Donald Trump’s announcement a short while ago of a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon beginning tonight.

Reports say ministers expressed anger at hearing about the ceasefire from the media, and without having voted on the matter.

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