Hezbollah's leader has urged Lebanon to withdraw from direct talks with Israel, calling them a concession. Naim Kassem urged on Tuesday "indirect negotiations" instead.

The Trump administration has been pushing for a breakthrough between the two neighbors that have been officially in a state of war since Israel was created in 1948.

Representatives for Israel and Lebanon meet in Washington, D.C., for a second time to end the war, as their ceasefire frays.

Israeli drones have struck three vehicles on a highway south of Beirut, killing eight people, including a woman and her two children, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.

By Laila Bassam, Steven Scheer and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, May 14 (Reuters) - The United States cast Israel-Lebanon talks held in Washington on Thursday as "productive and positive" and a State Department official said more discussions aimed at ending their conflict will continue on Friday.

India, May 17 -- US-Israel-Iran War Latest Update: The conflict involving Israel, Iran and the United States continues to widen across the Middle East, triggering military escalation, economic uncertainty and fresh humanitarian concerns.

Hezbollah Military Media released on Sunday two videos showing fresh strikes on Israeli targets in occupied southern border area of Lebanon. The first video displayed three strike

Gross domestic product contracted 3.3% in annualised and seasonally adjusted terms, Israel’s statistics bureau said on Sunday. | World News