Lebanon and Israel have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three more weeks after high-level talks in Washington hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump. Both ambassadors attended the Oval Office meeting, where Trump said the U.S. will help Lebanon protect itself from Hezbollah. The ceasefire targets reduced violence in southern Lebanon, with Trump expressing hope for a peace deal this year.
Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah has surged, with Hezbollah firing missiles toward Tel Aviv and Israel responding with sweeping strikes across Lebanon. The escalation has already caused heavy civilian harm—hundreds dead in Lebanon and dozens in Israel—while analysts warn the conflict could expand beyond the border, pulling in regional interests and raising the risk of a broader war.
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Israel says its forces struck a Hezbollah missile launcher in Lebanon shortly after a ceasefire with the country. Hezbollah claimed the subsequent rocket fire into Israel was retaliation for an earlier Israeli strike in Yater. Israel also reported an airstrike in Nabatieh that killed three people and said it killed militants after they targeted an Israeli warplane.
Tensions in West Asia surged as Hezbollah launched rockets and drones at Israel following the assassination of a Hezbollah commander by Israeli forces. In response, Israel carried out preemptive strikes targeting rocket launch sites in southern Lebanon. Israel also escalated defenses, issuing civil defense instructions and declaring a state of emergency amid concerns of a widening conflict.
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