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The request is expected to be presented at new talks in Washington, as the current ceasefire nears its end.
Lebanon is expected to seek a one-month extension of its soon-to-expire ceasefire with Israel during a new round of talks between the two countries in Washington on Thursday.
Israel declared ahead of the negotiations that it has no "serious disagreements" with Lebanon and called on the latter to "cooperate" against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia, which opposes the talks and is not participating in them.
Direct talks between the two countries on April 14 were the first in decades. Shortly after, the United States announced a 10-day ceasefire, which is expected to end on Sunday (April 26).
As in the previous round, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will mediate the meeting between Israeli Ambassador Yechiel Leiter and Lebanese Ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad, in the presence of US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa.
The meeting is also expected to be attended by the US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, according to a State Department official told AFP.
A Lebanese official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to the AFP agency, stated that Lebanon will seek an extension of the ceasefire for a month, as well as "a cessation of Israeli bombing and destruction in areas where it is present," as well as a commitment to a ceasefire.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun declared on Wednesday that "contacts are underway to extend the ceasefire period."
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