Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

From left: U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee, Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, Vice President Vance, President Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa listen to questions from the media at the White House in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Hezbollah and Israel traded fire just hours after the ceasefire extension was announced, underscoring its fragility.

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