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Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire in Lebanon as attacks strain US-Iran interim deal

Residents of southern Lebanon fleeing Israeli airstrikes with their belongings on June 19, 2026
Residents of southern Lebanon fleeing Israeli air strikes at the entrance to Saida with their belongings on June 19, 2026. © Mahmoud Zayyat, AFP

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, following the resurgence of strikes in Lebanon that are already testing Wednesday's interim deal between Tehran and Washington to end the war in the Middle East. Israeli strikes have killed 47 people since Thursday night, Lebanese authorities said.

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Friday, a US official said, after deadly exchanges between the two sides in Lebanon once again put an interim deal to end the Middle East war under strain less than two days after it was signed.

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