Even as Israel has continued its attacks on Lebanon and Hezbollah has launched rockets into Israel, the US State Department reportedly said it will hold peace talks with officials from Israel and Lebanon. DW has more. Welcome to DW's coverage of the US-Israel war with Iran and the wider conflicts in the Middle East on Friday, April 10: Israel and Lebanon will hold talks in Washington next week, the French AFP news agency reported, quoting an unnamed US State Department official.

"We can confirm that the Department will host a meeting next week to discuss ongoing ceasefire negotiations with Israel and Lebanon," the US official said. Earlier on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had instructed his Cabinet to seek direct talks with Lebanon, pushing for the disarmament of the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group. AFP cited an unnamed Lebanese government official as saying Beirut required a truce before any negotiations with Israel.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Kuwait said on Thursday evening that it was targeted by drone attacks despite the ceasefire in place between Iran, the US and Israel, blaming Tehran. A statement by Kuwait's Foreign Ministry carried by the state-run KUNA news agency said the attacks "targeted some vital Kuwaiti facilities." It reportedly caused significant material damage but no injuries. Iran's Revolutionary Guard denied launching any attacks on Gulf countries during the ceasefire.

In a statement on state media, the Guard said that should it carry out any strike, it would publicly announce it in an official statement. Kuwait was among the Gulf countries routinely targeted by Iran throughout the war in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic. Israel continued its strikes on Lebanon , announcing early on Friday striking positions it said belong to the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group.

The Israeli military said it hit some 10 launch sites that it said were used to fire projectiles at northern Israel. Meanwhile in Israel, air raid sirens were activated amid media reports of overnight rocket fire from Lebanon. Hezbollah said it had fired rockets toward Israel in response to what it said was a violation of the ceasefire.

Israel intensified its attacks on Lebanon as the ceasefire went into effect on Wednesday, killing over 300 people in a single day. Israel and the US deny that Lebanon is included in the ceasefire, which Iran and mediator Pakistan have strongly contradicted. Several US allies condemned the Israeli strikes on Lebanon, wary that they might undo the already fragile ceasefire.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A shaky two-week ceasefire between Iran, the US and Israel seems to be holding for the most part, despite multiple violations and a growing rift over whether Lebanon was included in the truce. Here are the main headlines on the ceasefire from Thursday: Iran has said negotiations with the US are 'meaningless' if Israel continues to attack Lebanon UN, several US allies have warned Israeli attacks on Lebanon threaten the ceasefire with Iran Pakistan, France, Russia, the UK and other countries have called for Lebanon to be included in the ceasefire deal Germany has said it will restart talks with Iran while Spain is set to reopen its Tehran embassy Israel's Netanyahu said he told his Cabinet to start talks with Lebanon 'as soon as possible' Trump has said Iran 'better not impose tolls on the Strait of Hormuz' You can read our live blog on all the biggest headlines on the war and the ceasefire from Thursday. Stay tuned as we bring you all the latest today.