ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Lebanon and Israel have agreed to extend their ceasefire for another 45 days following US-mediated negotiations aimed at advancing toward a more permanent arrangement, the US State Department said on Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe April 16 cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress,\u201d State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said in a post on X, adding that the parties would hold negotiations on June 2 and 3 to reach a permanent agreement, with the Pentagon hosting military delegations on May 29.<\/p>\n
The ceasefire, established in mid-April, was due to expire on Sunday. Pigott said the US \u201chosted two days of highly-productive talks\u201d between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
The US, Israel and Lebanon consider the ceasefire to be in effect despite continued violence, with Israel striking targets in Lebanon during the talks and near-daily exchanges reported between Israel and Hezbollah along the southern border since the truce began.<\/p>\n
“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,” Pigott said.<\/p>\n
The war between Iran and the US-Israel alliance spilled across the Middle East, drawing several Iran-aligned groups into the confrontation, with Hezbollah – widely seen as Tehran\u2019s most powerful regional ally – launching rockets, drones and missiles toward northern Israel since early March, opening what analysts described as a second front of the conflict.<\/p>\n
Iranian officials have repeatedly insisted that the ceasefire Tehran reached with Washington on April 8 included Lebanon.<\/p>\n
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