Newshour, Newshour, Israel and Lebanon agree ceasefire

Newshour

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Israel and Lebanon agree ceasefire

4 June 2026

43 minutes

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The US State Department has announced Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of "pilot" security zones inside Lebanon in which Hezbollah operatives would be banned. Hezbollah has rejected the agreement.

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(Picture: The US, Israel and Lebanon agree to a ceasefire at the State Department in the US. Credit: REUTERS/Nathan Howard)