Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. are negotiating the release of Lebanese prisoners.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails have started to be released under the multi-phased deal.
Meanwhile, the November ceasefire in Lebanon is holding despite ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah targets, which Israeli officials say are responses to ceasefire violations by the Iranian-backed militant group. Israeli forces also remain active inside the Syrian border region as victorious rebels there build a transitional government.
Tensions remain high between Israel and Iran after tit-for-tat long-range strikes in recent months and threats of further military action from both sides. The IDF and the Yemeni Houthis also continue to exchange attacks.
The White House announced Sunday that the ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon will be extended until Feb.18.
Lebanon, Israel and the U.S. will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after Oct. 7, 2023.
-ABC News' Hannah Demissie
Hamas will free Israeli hostage Arbel Yehuda, a civilian, and two other hostages before next Friday, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson said in a post Sunday on X.
Hamas will then hand over three other hostages next Saturday “in accordance with the agreement,” the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson said.
In exchange, Israeli authorities will allow displaced people in the Gaza Strip to return to “northern areas” of Gaza Monday morning, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed the updated agreement, stating Yehuda, an Israeli soldier Agam Berger, and another unnamed hostage will be released Thursday, a statement from Netanyahu’s office said.
“Israel received from Hamas a list containing the status of all the hostages who are to be released in Phase A,” Netanyahu’s office said in the statement.
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The death toll from attacks Sunday by the Israel Defense Forces in southern Lebanon has climbed to 22, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry, as Lebanese civilians attempted to return to their homes.
At least 124 people have been injured in the attacks, including nine children, the health ministry said.
Sunday was supposed to be the last day of a ceasefire deal that saw the IDF completely withdraw from Lebanon, but the IDF remains in several areas in the south.
-ABC News' Victoria Beaule
Jordanian officials have rejected President Trump's comments about Egypt and Jordan "taking" in more displaced Palestinians.
Jordan's position "rejecting the displacement of Palestinians is fixed and unchangeable and is necessary to achieve the stability and peace that we all want," Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi said during a Foreign Ministry press conference on Sunday.
"We renew our position of rejecting the displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. Our position is that the two-state solution is the way to achieve peace, and our rejection of displacement is fixed and unchangeable," Safadi said, stressing that "the solution to the Palestinian issue is a Palestinian solution, and Jordan is for Jordanians and Palestine is for Palestinians."
Safadi added, "Our approach is clear, to establish the Palestinians in their land and implement the two-state solution."
Safadi said a priority now is to consolidate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and bring aid to the residents of the area.
”We are working to bring aid into Gaza without interruption in preparation for the start of reconstruction operations," Safadi said.
He said Jordon is looking forward to working with the U.S. administration to achieve peace in the region.
-ABC News' Ghazi Balkiz
