Benjamin Netanyahu has been invited to meet US President Donald Trump at the White House next week, the Israeli prime minister's office has said. The visit, yet to be confirmed by the Trump administration,

The U.S. said on Sunday that the agreement between Lebanon and Israel would remain in effect until Feb. 18, after Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a U.

The White House said that a ceasefire involving Israel and Lebanon had been extended in a Sunday statement. The ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, announced by former President Biden in November,

At least three people were killed and more than 40 others injured in southern Lebanon Sunday when Israeli forces opened fire on protesters who had breached roadblocks the Israeli army set up a day before,

The Trump administration says more time is needed beyond next week’s scheduled end to the U.S.-backed cease-fire to halt the threat from Hezbollah.

The Israeli prime minister's visit will be the first by a foreign leader during President Donald Trump’s second term.

President Trump has also invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week, marking the first foreign leader visit of his second term. This meeting comes as the US continues its diplomatic efforts to maintain a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following a prolonged 15-month conflict in Gaza.

The visit by the envoy, Steven Witkoff, was set to take place as Israeli and Hamas officials prepared for a new round of negotiations aimed at cementing the current cease-fire in Gaza and allowing more exchanges of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

Benjamin Netanyahu is to become the first foreign leader to be invited to the White House to meet Donald Trump in his second term in office.

Gaza ceasefire and Iran nuclear threat will be among topics discussed by US and Israel leaders at meeting next week