The US State Department reported on May 15 that The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended for another 45 days, after a new round of talks.
According to CNN, State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott stated that the decision was made after “a series of very productive talks between Israel and Lebanon”.
Furthermore, the delegations of both countries agreed hold a new round of peace negotiations on June 2 and 3.
Pigott pointed out that on May 29 there will also be a new meeting on security matters at the Pentagon, where military delegations from Israel and Lebanon will participate.
“We hope that these discussions will move towards lasting peace between the two countries, full recognition of each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the establishment of genuine security along their shared border,” said the spokesperson on the X social network.
The total number of deaths in the Israeli attacks against Lebanon rose this Friday to 2,951, after the south of the country returned to be the target of bombings despite the new round of dialogue.
According to the latest data released by the Lebanese Emergency Operations Center, part of the Ministry of Public Health, since the beginning of hostilities on March 2, there have been deaths in Lebanon 2,951 people and another 8,988 have been injured.
This Friday alone, a series of Israeli actions left at least 37 people injured in several areas of the southern district of Tyre, including ten in Jal al Bahr, 16 in Al Maashouq, seven in Masaken and four in Al Housh. indicated the Emergency Operations Center in a statement.
For its part, the National News Agency (ANN) reported other actions in locations such as Srifa, Burj Qalawiya or Tebnine, the latter where two unidentified people died, according to state media.