Israel, with backing from the United States, is reportedly working to extend the 60-day ceasefire agreed with the Lebanese Hezbollah militia at the end of November, according to a media report. The move aims to prevent the ceasefire,

The diminished Lebanese militant group has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not withdraw its forces by the 60-day deadline.

Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has warned that the ceasefire with the Lebanese Hezbollah militia is in danger, according to a report by the Times of Israel. Israel will be "forced to act" if Hezbollah fighters do not withdraw from southern Lebanon as mandated by the ceasefire agreement,