‘The ceasefire of April 16 will be extended by 45 days to allow for new progress’, said the State Department spokesperson, Tommy Piggott
Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend by 45 days the ceasefire declared in April by the President of the United States, Donald Trump, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.
‘The ceasefire of April 16 will be extended by 45 days to allow for new progress,’ said the State Department spokesperson, Tommy Piggott.
The State Department described the negotiations between Israel and Lebanon — held in Washington on Thursday and on Friday — as ‘highly productive’ and stated that the countries would resume talks on June 2 and 3.
This week’s discussions were the third meeting between the parties since Israel intensified airstrikes against Lebanon, after Hezbollah fired missiles at Israel on March 2, three days after the start of the war between the United States and Israel against Iran. Israel expanded its ground invasion in southern Lebanon last month.
Fought in parallel to the conflict between the United States and Iran, Israel’s war in Lebanon has continued since U.S. President Donald Trump declared a ceasefire on April 16, although hostilities have largely been confined to southern Lebanon since then.
