Israel and Hezbollah Agree to Truce Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, confirmed by a senior Israeli official and two Hezbollah sources. This truce, effective at 4:00 PM GMT, emerged after an exchange of fire jeopardized a US-Iran deal aimed at resolving a broader Middle East conflict. The agreement brings a pause to hostilities between the two factions.

• Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire.
• The agreement took effect at 4:00 PM GMT.
• The truce follows an exchange of strikes that threatened a US-Iran deal.
• The deal is intended to help end a wider conflict in the Middle East.
• The ceasefire was confirmed by Israeli officials and Hezbollah sources.