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Middle East latest: Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon begins
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants began early Wednesday morning, after Beirut residents endured the most intense day of Israeli strikes since the war began.Many wondered if the agreement to stop fighting would hold.
Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins amid cautious hope in the Middle East
The ceasefire will see an initial 60-day halt to fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon but doesn't address the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.
U.S. says Middle East ceasefire deal may be close
U.S. officials say they're optimistic about a ceasefire that would stop at least some of the fighting in the Middle East.
Ceasefire Begins Between Israel and Hezbollah
The ceasefire is a major step toward ending nearly 14 months of fighting sparked by the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
Middle East latest: Israel and Hezbollah accept ceasefire deal, Biden says, as he insists it will be 'permanent'
Joe Biden has said a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah has been agreed and will be implemented at 2am tomorrow.
Middle East latest: Israeli ambassador to US says Hezbollah ceasefire deal could come 'within days'
The Israeli ambassador to Washington says a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah militants could be reached “within days.”
Israel, Hezbollah Close to Cease-Fire, Envoy Says
What we expect on day one is really a focus on the Middle East, on the situation in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon. They're going to also be joined by the ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the UAE and Qatar,
Israel, Hezbollah trade strikes amid cease-fire talks
Hezbollah fired hundreds of projectiles into Israel on Nov. 24, a day after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed at least 29 people.
Oil prices finish lower, pressured by an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire deal
Crude futures settled slightly lower on Tuesday as a cease-fire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah eased concerns about risks to supplies in the oil-rich Middle East.
Sticking points in Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire talks: what's holding up the deal?
Israel and Hezbollah have exchanged fire almost daily since the day after Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, setting off the war in Gaza.
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire, brokered by US and France, aims for permanent peace
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After ceasefire, Biden signals optimism for broader Middle East peace
U.S. President Joe Biden heralded the breakthrough as critical to pressuring Hamas to surrender Israeli hostages and agree to ...
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Middle East latest: Blast rocks Beirut moments after Biden announces Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire
At least one Israeli airstrike shook the Lebanese capital of Beirut late Tuesday, moments after U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to ceasefire deal. At least 24 people ...
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Australia hopes Middle East breakthrough a ‘catalyst’ for Gaza ceasefire, Penny Wong says
Foreign Minister Penny Wong (right) says she hopes the ceasefire ‘is a catalyst for a broader ceasefire in the region’.
Netanyahu backs US plan for ceasefire with Lebanon
A ceasefire would end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that’s sparked a humanitarian crisis in ...
Ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah is ‘very close,’ regional source says, as Lebanon death toll climbs
A ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is “very close,” a regional source told CNN on ...
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U.S. vetoes Security Council resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Middle East
The U.S. vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that called for an “immediate, unconditional and ...
Russia Blames US for 'Suffering of Millions' Following UN Ceasefire Veto
"Washington has once again rejected the possibility of stopping the horrific bloodshed in Gaza," the foreign ministry said.