U.S. Brokers Between Israel, Lebanon and Says Progress With China

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Jarjouaa on May 13, 2026. Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon on May 13 with the health ministry reporting 12 people killed in attacks targeting cars, mostly south of Beirut, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Kawnat HAJU / AFP)
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Jarjouaa on May 13, 2026. Israel intensified strikes on Lebanon on May 13 with the health ministry reporting 12 people killed in attacks targeting cars, mostly south of Beirut, despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Photo / Kawnat HAJU / AFP

The United States on Thursday sought to extend a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon as President Donald Trump voiced optimism at China’s efforts on Iran.

A ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel — considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes — ends on Sunday and violence again flared as the two governments met in Washington.

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