US Vice President Vance said significant progress had been made in the past few hours.

TASS cited a Kremlin aide as saying one party failed to fulfill the agreement reached in Anchorage.

The Israel Defense Forces said on the 21st Chief of Staff Zamir, speaking in southern Lebanon at a meeting with commanders, said military operations in Lebanon remain ongoing. Zamir said the IDF is fighting on multiple fronts and continuing strikes against Hezbollah; he added some units suffered "significant losses" with multiple soldiers and commanders killed. Israeli media reported on the 20th that the prime minister and defence minister instructed the IDF to call a cease-fire in Lebanon, but the army has not withdrawn from areas it controls in southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated the IDF will remain in south Lebanon "as long as necessary."