Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire beginning at 4pm local time (6pm PKT), a senior US official tells Reuters, after hostilities between them had escalated sharply overnight in Lebanon.
“Hezbollah and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire,” the official says, adding that negotiators for the US and Qataris have worked out the deal with help from Iran.
“We understand that after the exchange of fire earlier today, Israel and Hezbollah are now in a ceasefire,” the official adds.
