00:00Welcome back. Lebanon and Israel are meeting in Washington today for a second round of talks.
00:06Beirut is expected to request a one-month extension to the ceasefire, which is due to expire on Sunday.
00:12It also plans to call for an end of Israel's bombing and destruction of areas where its military is present.
00:19Now the talks, scheduled to take place at the State Department, comes a week after the U.S. announced a
00:2510-day ceasefire,
00:26aimed at building conditions for lasting peace.
00:28The first meeting took place on April 14, making it the first of its kind since 1993.
00:35Meanwhile, Israel continues to strike what it calls Hezbollah targets, despite the ceasefire.
00:41Under the truce terms, Tel Aviv says it reserves the right to act against threats.
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