Middle East: Israel, Lebanon agree to extend truce, US says

The US says Israeli and Lebanese delegations have agreed to extend a ceasefire for 45 days. The truce has reduced the volume of fighting, but violations are commonplace, particularly in southern Lebanon. DW has more.

• Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire for 45-days, said the US, which is mediating talks
• This comes amid Israeli military strikes on southern Lebanon near the city of Tyre
• Palestinians have been marking the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, or "catastrophe"
• The term refers to the displacement of Palestinians during the 1948 war surrounding the creation of Israel

Here is our coverage of the situation in the Middle East, including the Iran war, on Friday, May 15.