The State Department praised a third round of talks between Jerusalem and Beirut as "highly productive."

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