A day after the US announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, day 41 opened with uncertainty as Israel broke the truce with deadly strikes on Lebanon.

Washington accepted a regional ceasefire after its 40-day aggression failed to achieve any of the objectives, including dominating Iran and plundering its oil reserves, a former Iranian lawmaker said.

Iran rejects the US's self-proclaimed proposals for a ceasefire, warning that any pauses would only allow adversaries to regroup for more crimes against the Iranian nation.

President Pezeshkian says Iran is ready to end the war if it receives guarantees that it will not be attacked again.

Lebanon’s army says it has ordered its troops to retaliate following an attack by Israeli forces on a construction site for an observation post in the southern Marjayoun area.

A senior Hezbollah official says the resistance movement “no longer has any option” but to defend itself after the deadliest Israeli strikes in weeks hit eastern Lebanon on Friday.

Hamas denounces the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza which killed 23 in one of deadliest days since the October ceasefire, stating that Netanyahu seeks to derail the truce.