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Hezbollah defiant in face of Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extension

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Israel carried out fresh strikes Friday after President Donald Trump’s announcement. Hezbollah called the ceasefire “meaningless.”

April 24, 2026 at 2:26 p.m. EDTtoday at 2:26 p.m. EDT

Caskets containing Hezbollah fighters killed by an Israeli strike last week are carried to a cemetery before a funeral on Wednesday in Tyre, Lebanon. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images)

BEIRUT — Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continued Friday even as President Donald Trump announced a three-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

Hezbollah reacted with contempt to the extension, calling the truce “meaningless.” The Iran-backed militant group is still a powerful force in Lebanon, and concerns over the government’s ability to bring it under control have raised questions about the ceasefire’s long-term prospects.