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news Npr World 2026-04-24

Ceasefire Extension Between Israel and Lebanon Faces Instability

Despite a reported extension of the ceasefire by three weeks, tensions flared rapidly between Israel and Hezbollah. The brief exchanges of fire underscore the highly fragile nature of the current truce.


Hezbollah and Israel traded fire just hours after the ceasefire extension was announced, underscoring its fragility. <img alt="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." src="https://npr.br...

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