Israel and Lebanon signed a three-week extension of their 10-day ceasefire Thursday evening, with ambassadors from both countries meeting at the White House. The agreement came as both the Israeli military and Hezbollah accused each other of repeatedly violating the original truce, which took effect the previous Friday.
Hezbollah made clear Friday it does not consider itself bound by the extension. Lawmaker Fayyad said the deal was “something the resistance cannot accept; it firmly rejects and confronts it,” adding that any Israeli action against Lebanese targets gives Hezbollah the right to respond. Earlier Friday, both the IDF and Hezbollah confirmed the group had shot down an Israeli drone over southern Lebanon. Israel said it would “continue to act decisively” against threats from Hezbollah.
An Israeli journalist, Amal Khalil, was killed in an Israeli strike on April 22. Two other journalists were wounded in the same incident. Israel’s military said it was reviewing the strike and does not target journalists.
On the broader Israeli-Palestinian front, an Israeli army reservist killed two Palestinians in the West Bank in what officials described as a settler attack. Two senior Hamas officials told the New York Times the group is open to giving up some weapons belonging to its police force as part of broader negotiations. Israel has demanded full disarmament as a condition of any agreement.
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