China: Israel, Lebanon to extend ceasefire for 45 days: U.S. State Department.

Shotlist Beijing, China - May 16, 2026 1. Screenshot of social media post by U.S. State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott FILE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Oct 2024 2. U.S. national flag FILE: Washington D.C., USA - April 14, 2026 3. U.S. Department of State 4. Sign of Harry S Truman Building, headquarters of U.S. Department of State FILE: Jerusalem - April 2019 5. Various of building of Israeli Knesset, national flag of Israel FILE: Jerusalem - Nov 1, 2022 6. Israeli parliament Knesset FILE: Tel Aviv, Israel - April 7-8, 2019 7. Various of buildings, traffic FILE: Beirut, Lebanon - 2026 8. National flag of Lebanon Nabatieh, Lebanon - April 27, 2026 9. Various of cityscape; damaged buildings, vehicles; local people Tyre, Lebanon - April 2026 10. Damaged buildings seen from distance 11. Israeli flag 12. Vehicles running 13. Damaged buildings, rubble Nabatieh, Lebanon - April 27, 2026 14. Various of damaged buildings, vehicles, facilities Beirut, Lebanon - April 24, 2026 15. Various of tents Storyline Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension of their ceasefire that took effect last month, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department said Friday. "The April 16 cessation of hostilities will be extended by 45 days to enable further progress," State Department spokesman Tommy Piggott said on X. Israel and Lebanon will resume political negotiations at the U.S. State Department on June 2-3, while their military delegates are set to launch parallel security talks at the Pentagon on May 29, Piggott said. The two countries held their third round of direct talks in Washington D.C. on Thursday and Friday, which Piggott described as "highly-productive." Despite the ceasefire, clashes between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon have continued. Israeli strikes killed at least nine people and wounded dozens in southern Lebanon on Friday, according to the Lebanese National News Agency. Hezbollah said it targeted Israeli drones, troops, military bulldozers, and a Merkava tank in several areas of southern Lebanon. Lebanon's Public Health Emergency Operations Center said that Israeli attacks between March 2 and May 15 killed 2,951 people and wounded 8,988 others. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]