ISRAEL AND HEZBOLLAH AGREE TO A CEASEFIRE

WASHINGTON, JUNE 19 /SRNA/ - Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire that takes effect today at 16:00 local time, an unnamed senior U.S. official told Reuters.

“Hezbollah and Israel have reached a ceasefire agreement. As we understand it, following an exchange of fire earlier in the day, Israel and Hezbollah are now observing the ceasefire,” the official said.

He added that the agreement was brokered by negotiators from the United States and Qatar, with assistance from Iran.

A ceasefire across all fronts in the Middle East, including Lebanon, is one of the provisions of a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran.