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Israel and Lebanon agree to extend ceasefire, US state department says
Key takeaways
- US President Donald Trump announced the truce on 16 April, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.
- On Wednesday, Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli air strikes had killed 22 people, including eight children, across the south.
- The state department said it would "reconvene the political track of negotiations" in June.
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Brandon Drenon EPALebanese army soldiers man a checkpoint in Beirut Israel and Lebanon have agreed a 45-day extension to a shaky ceasefire, following two days of negotiations in Washington DC, the US state department said.
"We hope these discussions will advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and establishing genuine security along their shared border," said state department spokesman Tommy Pigott.
US President Donald Trump announced the truce on 16 April, but Israel and Hezbollah have continued to exchange fire since then.
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