Lebanon and Israel have agreed to a 45-day extension of the ceasefire, the US State Department announced, following two days of talks in Washington.

Lebanon and Israel held new peace talks in Washington on Thursday, as their latest ceasefire – considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths

Lebanon and Israel agreed on Friday to extend a ceasefire by 45 days despite a new flare-up in violence, the US State Department said after mediating talks in Washington.

Israel, Lebanon say extending ceasefire despite new strikes