Jerusalem/WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The Israeli military said its forces killed six Hezbollah fighters in a southern Lebanese town on Friday during a clash that included a firefight. According to the military, troops identified six militants operating in the town of Bint Jbeil, an area that saw heavy fighting before a ceasefire was declared last week. "Following the identification, an exchange of fire began between the terrorists and the soldiers, during which the soldiers eliminated two terrorists," the military said. "Subsequently, the soldiers struck the structure from which the terrorists had been operating. In the strike, the four remaining terrorists were eliminated." The clash came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah was trying to "sabotage" efforts to secure peace with Lebanon following an extension of the ceasefire between the two sides. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House. Trump said the meeting between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors to the United States, the second in the past week, went "very well," but during an Oval Office gathering he acknowledged that "they do have Hezbollah to think about". The Iranian-backed group has opposed the talks, and since the initial ceasefire went into effect a week ago, there have been multiple violations by both sides. Despite that, these were the first direct diplomatic talks in decades between Israel and Lebanon and represented a major step for neighbouring countries that officially have been at war since Israel's inception in 1948. The initial 10-day ceasefire had been due to expire on Monday. Trump added later in the Oval Office that he expects to meet in Washington with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun in the next couple of weeks. Trump told reporters, while surrounded by the ambassadors as well as Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that Israel has a right to defend itself "if they're shot at, and they will". "We hope that together, under your leadership, we can formalise peace between Israel and Lebanon in the very near future," Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter said. Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad thanked Trump "for all your effort to help and to support Lebanon". She referenced his "Make America Great Again" slogan when she said, "And I think with your help, with your support, we can make Lebanon great again." Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has called on Lebanon to work with Israel to disarm Hezbollah. "We don't have any serious disagreements with Lebanon. There are a few minor border disputes that can be solved," Saar said during Independence Day remarks to Israel's ambassadors and diplomatic corps....