Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire in Lebanon after deadly overnight strikes

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire beginning at 4 p.m. local time on Friday, a senior US official told Reuters, after a sharp escalation of hostilities in Lebanon threatened to unravel the wider US-Iran interim agreement signed earlier this week.

“Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire,” the official said. “We understand that after the exchange of fire earlier today, Israel and Hezbollah are now in a ceasefire.” The official said US and Qatari negotiators brokered the...