People look at the damages at the site of an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, on May 28, 2026. <\/p>\n
Kawnat Haju | Afp | Getty Images<\/p>\n
Lebanon and Israel have \u200bagreed to \u200bthe implementation \u200bof a ceasefire, according to a joint statement with the United States \u2060released \u200cby the State Department \u2060on Wednesday following negotiations in Washington.<\/p>\n
The ceasefire is contingent on a complete cessation of \u200cfire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia and the evacuation of all its \u200boperatives from the South Litani Sector, according to the statement. The two sides had \u2060agreed last month to a ceasefire but \u200chostilities had continued.<\/p>\n
Israel invaded \u200cLebanon in March in pursuit of Hezbollah which fired across the border \u2060in support of Tehran.
Iran has said \u2060it will not agree \u2060to a deal to end the conflict with the United States \u200band Israel \u200claunched in late February unless a ceasefire also covers Lebanon.<\/p>\n
Lebanon and Israel agreed to further direct negotiations to build \u200bconfidence and resolve other \u200coutstanding issues, the statement said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n