Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in US as ceasefire nears end

Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire -- considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes -- nears its end.On the eve of the negotiations, Lebanon's health ministry said that 22 people, including eight children, were killed Wednesday as Israel intensified airstrikes.The attacks pounded about 40 locations in Lebanon's south and east, according to the country's state-run National News Agency (NNA).