The Trump administration says more time is needed beyond next week’s scheduled end to the U.S.-backed cease-fire to halt the threat from Hezbollah.

The Israeli government says its military will not withdraw from Lebanon by Sunday’s deadline, in violation of a ceasefire agreement that ended months of conflict with Hezbollah. Israel was expected to withdraw all of its forces from southern Lebanon as part of the deal but the Israeli government said some its forces would remain in southern Lebanon,