Israel has warned on Sunday that its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah could collapse if the Iran-backed group does not withdraw beyond the Litani River, one of the key stipulations of the truce.

Israel has helped a former soldier leave Brazil after legal action was initiated against him by a group accusing Israelis of war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Israel's defence minister warned Sunday that the truce that ended more than a year of fighting with Lebanon's Hezbollah is at risk.

Israel and the Hezbollah militant group accused each other of failing to meet the requirements of a 60-day ceasefire deal, which expires on Jan. 26.

Gaza’s health ministry said that 88 people had been killed over the past day. Israeli and Hamas officials have been holding indirect cease-fire talks via mediators in Qatar.

Hamas, when they saw Israel under pressure publicly, they pulled back,’ Blinken said in an exit interview after a four year term.

Israel blew up an Iran sponsored Syrian missile factory after its elite commandos raided it last September. The missiles posed an existential threat to Israel amid its war against Tehran's proxies.

Of the 60,000 Israelis forced from their homes in the north by Hezbollah fire, only about 20 percent have returned since a ceasefire agreement five weeks ago.

Hezbollah, which was severely diminished during nearly 14 months of war, has threatened to resume fighting if Israel does not withdraw its forces.

In a shocking revelation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has admitted that the Biden administration’s pressure on Israel directly contributed to Hamas backing away from critical peace negotiations.