By Mukesh 
Israeli strikes killed three people in Lebanon on Wednesday (April 22, 2026), Lebanese state media said, despite an ongoing 10-day ceasefire, which an official said Beirut will request an extension for in the upcoming talks with Israel in Washington.
Ahead of the talks on Thursday (April 23, 2026), Israel called on the Lebanese government to “work together” with it against Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
The two governments, which do not have diplomatic relations with each other, are set to hold a second round of talks under U.S. auspices on Thursday (April 23, 2026), in a bid to end more than six weeks of war between Israel and Hezbollah that began on March 2.