05 June,2026 08:32 AM IST | Dubai | Agencies
Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler, US Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa, and Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh attend a meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the US in Washington, on Wednesday. PIC/AFP
Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a new ceasefire after US-mediated talks, the Trump administration said, raising hopes for progress toward ending the wider US-Israeli war with Iran.
Tehran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any peace deal with Washington, and has suggested that it could intervene directly in support of Hezbollah if Israel keeps up or escalates attacks there.
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said on Thursday that the ceasefire would come into force within 24 hours of all concerned parties approving it.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israel will continue to strike Lebanon for the time being and won't be withdrawing from the south, after Lebanon and Israel agreed to a ceasefire contingent on Hezbollah halting attacks.
In another development, medics in Gaza Strip said Israeli strikes on Thursday killed at least nine Palestinians, including five members of a family. At least 15 others were wounded.
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