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The fragile ceasefire reached on April 16 has been extended for another 45 days<\/strong><\/p>\n

The US-mediated truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by 45 days, US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pigott said the sides had agreed to extend the ceasefire reached on April 16 following \u201chighly productive talks.\u201d<\/em> He added that the Pentagon would host discussions with military delegations on May 29, while the State Department would hold another meeting focused on political matters on June 2-3.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope these discussions will advance lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other\u2019s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the establishment of genuine security along their shared border,\u201d<\/em> Pigott said.<\/p>\n

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The announcement came as an Israeli airstrike on Lebanon killed at least six people, including three paramedics, and wounded 22 others, according to local officials.<\/p>\n

The strikes have taken the lives of nearly 3,000 people in Lebanon since March, when Israel resumed operations against the armed group Hezbollah, which had fired rockets at Israel in support of Iran.<\/p>\n

Tehran has since listed an end to hostilities in Lebanon as one of its key conditions for a peace agreement with the US and Israel.<\/p>\n

Hezbollah, which was not part of the peace talks, has continued mortar, rocket, and drone attacks on Israeli troops stationed in parts of southern Lebanon that West Jerusalem says are needed for a \u201csecurity zone.\u201d<\/em> The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have lost six soldiers since the start of the ceasefire, including a staff sergeant killed on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Under the ceasefire agreement, Israel pledged not to carry out offensive operations against targets in Lebanon, while reserving the right to \u201ctake all necessary measures in self-defense, at any time, against planned, imminent, or ongoing attacks.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The fragile ceasefire reached on April 16 has been extended for another 45 days The US-mediated truce between Israel and Lebanon has been extended by 45 days, US State Department spokesman Tommy Pigott said on Friday. 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