India, April 24 -- US President Donald Trump has announced to extend the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire by three more weeks. Trump made the announcement after Israeli and Lebanese representatives met at the White House for second round of talks following weeks of escalation and heightened tensions between the two. Track updates on Middle East war

Trump said the meeting between Israel's and Lebanon's ambassadors to the United States went "very well." The meeting was the second high-level negotiation between the two countries since last week.

The initial 10-day truce, which came into effect last Friday was ending on Monday.

"The United States is going to work with Lebanon in order to help it protect itself from Hezbollah. The Ceasefire between...