The White House said Sunday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli troops to depart southern Lebanon until Feb. 18, after Israel requested more time to withdraw beyond the 60-day deadline stipulated in a ceasefire agreement that halted the Israel-Hezbollah war in late November.

The deadline for the Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon expired early on Sunday, but troops will remain in some areas as Israel says a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah has not been fully implemented.

President Donald Trump has ended his predecessor's hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, lifting a pressure point that had been meant to reduce civilian casualties during the U.S. ally's war with Hamas in Gaza that is now halted by a tenuous ceasefire.

Trump says he wants to ‘clean out’ Gaza as he restarts policy to give Israel new bombs - Trump has built his political career around being unapologetically pro-Israel.

Trump said he has ended his predecessor’s hold on sending 2,000-pound bombs to Israel — lifting a pressure point meant to reduce civilian casualties the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.