Latest news and live updates on the Gaza ceasefire deal as four female hostages are set to be released. The hostages are all Israeli soldiers.

Gaza A fragile 60-day truce between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is expected to be extended, UN and diplomatic sources have told The National. The ceasefire is set to expire on Monday and,

The ceasefire agreement that paused the war between Israel and the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon will likely be extended when it expires next week, according to several people familiar with the matter.

Israel has reportedly violated its ceasefire deal with Hezbollah hundreds of times already, killing numerous people.

Israel said on Thursday the terms of a ceasefire with Hezbollah were not being implemented fast enough and there was more work to do, while the Iran-backed group urged pressure to ensure Israeli troops leave south Lebanon by Monday as set out in the deal.

Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon past the ceasefire deadline due to incomplete agreement implementation. The ceasefire required Hezbollah's retreat and Israeli withdrawal, contingent on Lebanese military deployment.

A day before the deadline for the first phase of an agreement that ended the war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, a team from the Associated Press accompanied a UNIFIL peacekeeping force on a trip to border towns in south Lebanon.

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem congratulated Palestinians on Saturday over the Gaza ceasefire deal, saying in a speech that it proved the "persistence of resistance" against Israel. The remarks were the first in public by the leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group since Israel and Hamas reached the accord on Wednesday.

Israeli forces will remain in southern Lebanon past the agreed deadline due to incomplete ceasefire terms with Hezbollah. The agreement demanded the removal of Hezbollah forces and Israeli withdrawal.

Israel may extend its Lebanon withdrawal beyond the ceasefire deadline, as Netanyahu cites incomplete Lebanese enforcement

President Donald Trump has overturned a decision by his predecessor, former President Joe Biden, to stop the supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. The White House confirmed the policy change, first reported by Reuters. The hold was initially imposed over concerns of civilian casualties in Gaza's city of Rafah.