Both sides are accusing each other of violations as the deadline nears for Israeli troops to withdraw from Lebanon.

We have every interest in seeing the cease-fire continue beyond the 60 days, and we are working hard in diplomatic channels,' National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby says - Anadolu Ajansı

"We are going to do everything we can in this round to get all the American hostages, living and dead, out," Ambassador Jacob J. Lew tells NPR. His tenure as President Biden's envoy ends this month.

Israel and the Hezbollah militant group accused each other of failing to meet the requirements of a 60-day ceasefire deal, which expires on Jan. 26.

Israeli troops withdrew from the southern Lebanese town of Naqoura on Monday, amid growing accusations from both sides of major violations of the Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire.

The New York Times on Sunday reported that Israel detonated thousands of boobytrapped pagers, which it had covertly sold to Hezbollah, six days after learning that ...

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed on September 27, 2024, during an Israeli airstrike targeting the group's war operations room in Beirut's southern suburbs. The Lebanese Health Ministry reported six fatalities from the attack.

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, effective since November 27, 2024, remains in place despite multiple reported violations from both sides. The agreement stipulates that Hezbollah withdraws its forces north of the Litani River,

The weakening of Hezbollah in last year's war with Israel allowed Lebanon's long deadlocked parliament to reach consensus around a president who has the confidence of the international community.

Israel has opened an underground prison for detainees allegedly from Hamas and Hezbollah where they are denied access to sunlight.

The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of the country's armed forces won a majority of the votes.