The ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel was extended for three weeks after a high-level ​meeting at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday.

Mourners attend the funeral of people, including Hezbollah members, who were killed during the conflict with Israel before a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in Kfar Sir,

President Donald Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talk at the White House

President Trump on Thursday announced that Israel and Lebanon would extend their ceasefire by three weeks. He also spoke about the state of potential peace talks with Iran. CBS News political reporter Zak Hudak has more.

President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon will extend their ceasefire by three weeks, a move that creates space to work on a long-term deal and removes a roadblock to ending the US war with Iran.

US President Donald Trump is due to greet Israeli and Lebanese envoys for talks at the White House, as Lebanon hopes to extend a fragile 10-day ceasefire. The ceasefire, announced after a first meeting in Washington last week,

Lebanon and Israel were set to begin a second session of direct talks in Washington on Thursday to discuss the possibility of extending a truce between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group and plans for future negotiations between the two neighbors with a long history of hostile relations.

President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday. Trump said the meeting between the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon to the United States went “very well.