Fighting between Hezbollah and Israel has intensified, and Lebanon is still struggling to disarm the terrorist group. Here's the latest.

Israel launched strikes across several towns in southern Lebanon, including one on a government building in the southern city of Nabatieh that killed the government security personnel. Hezbollah claimed 31 other attacks on northern Israel and on Israeli ground troops that have invaded southern Lebanon.

Beirut: Lebanon's presidency said Friday that a meeting would be held with Israel in Washington next week to discuss a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war and the start of negotiations between the neighbors.

Attacks intensified Friday between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah ahead of direct talks between the Lebanese government and Israel set to begin next week.

But the Israeli prime minister said his country would continue its attacks against the Iran-backed armed group.

Israeli prime minister welcomes US decision to suspend attacks on Iran, but says the truce does not apply to Lebanon.

President Trump said that any peace deal would not allow nuclear enrichment in Iran, and would need to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, as conflicting messages surface over the terms of the ceasefire.

The U. and Iran were to hold negotiations in the Pakistani capital Islamabad on Saturday to end their six-week-old war, although Tehran threw the talks into doubt by saying they could not begin without commitments on Lebanon and sanctions.

Iran has insisted on a truce in Lebanon and unfreezing of its assets for the Islamabad talks to go ahead – neither of which has materialized so far

The IDF had warned earlier of a possible increase in rocket launches from Lebanon extending beyond border areas. In response to the barrage of missiles launched towards northern Israel and the Haifa