Israel and Hizbollah have agreed to a ceasefire set to begin at 4 pm local time on Friday, a senior US official told Reuters.
“Hizbollah and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire,” the official said on background, adding that negotiators for the US and Qataris worked out the deal with help from Iran. “We understand that after the exchange of fire earlier today, Israel and Hizbollah are now in a ceasefire.”