Kat Lonsdorff

Temporary graves dot the roadside to bury the dead until they can be returned to their home villages.

The Israeli military is still occupying a huge swath of land along the border for what it calls a buffer zone to keep Hezbollah from attacking Israel.

That means many in Lebanon can't go home, like 50-year-old Zayna Mahdi, whose village is now occupied.

I feel anger, sadness, but also fear, she says.

How long will it be before we can go home?

Israel has said it's prepared to stay for months, even years.

Hey, good morning.

Yeah, President Trump has said that he is sending a delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, where those talks are supposed to happen.

But as of now, Iran has not confirmed that it will be participating.

Yesterday, Trump said that a ceasefire extension between the U.S.

and Israel and Iran is, quote, highly unlikely, but also said that he's not under pressure to make a deal and that one with Iran will happen, quote, very quickly.

Meanwhile, Iran's parliamentary speaker said Tehran is, quote, prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield.

Yeah, basically, the U.S.

is blocking the transit of Iranian cargo ships and international waters around Iran as Iran is blocking most ships from passing through the strait.

Neither seems to be budging on those positions, even as they try to work out these potential peace talks.

And this is all happening as a ceasefire is set to run out tomorrow, like you said, Michelle.

And I'm here in Lebanon where this is all being watched very closely.

Yeah, that ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah here in Lebanon is intertwined in many ways with what's happening between the U.S.

and Iran.

It came about after Iran demanded one to be in place in order to continue any peace talks with the U.S.