Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire for 45 days and will hold expanded talks on a political settlement. The announcement followed two days of meetings between delegations from both countries in Washington. The ceasefire, which was set to expire Sunday, will be followed by a second round of talks scheduled for early June.
Despite the agreement, the Israeli military launched a series of airstrikes across southern and eastern Lebanon, hitting at least five villages in the south. Israel maintains that these strikes are not subject to the truce. The military has been pounding Lebanon and invading its south in response to fire from Hezbollah since early March.
The air attacks have killed at least six people, including three paramedics working at a health center.
Separately, Israel announced it killed Hamas military chief Izz al-Din al-Haddad in a targeted strike in Gaza on Friday.