Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire yesterday, after an escalation in hostilities in Lebanon sorely tested the United States-Iranian interim deal to end the wider Middle East conflict.A senior Israeli official and two Hezbollah sources confirmed the ceasefire to Reuters, which a U.S. official said was due to begin at 4 p.m yesterday.

Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that is scheduled to take effect on Friday, according to a senior United States official, marking a potentially significant step…

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