Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousands more Lebanese to flee their villages.
The Israeli advance came as the US military hosted Israeli and Lebanese military representatives in Washington DC on Friday to pursue a US-brokered plan to forge peace between the two countries and disarm Iran-aligned Hezbollah.
The US talks also aim to reinforce an April 16 ceasefire that has failed to halt cross-border fighting, with Israeli warplanes pounding Lebanon's south and east and Hezbollah firing drones and rockets into Israel.
