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By Simon Lewis, Reuters
Smoke rises behind a damaged building following an Israeli airstrike in the southern city of Tyre on May 15, 2026.
Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 45-day extension of a ceasefire that has tamped down the conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, as two days of talks facilitated by Washington concluded on Friday (all times local) with an agreement to hold further meetings in the coming weeks.
"The April 16 cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress," State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said on X, adding that the talks aimed at settling decades of conflict between the two countries were "highly productive."
