Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire after escalation threatens US-Iran deal

Israel and Hezbollah agree ceasefire after escalation threatens US-Iran deal Submitted by Adam Chamseddine on Fri, 06/19/2026 - 13:36 Israeli strikes kill at least 47 people, as Hezbollah ambush troops near strategic Ali al-Taher point Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, on 19 June 2026 (Reuters) Off Israel and Lebanon 's Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire on Friday, after a sharp escalation in fighting threatened to unravel a fragile regional truce