Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence
US-Iran meeting in Switzerland on implementation of peace deal cancelled over clashes in southern LebanonMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon...
By Jason Burke in Jerusalem and William Christou in Beirut · The Guardian World
US-Iran meeting in Switzerland on implementation of peace deal cancelled over clashes in southern Lebanon Middle East crisis – live updates Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict. A meeting due to take place on Friday between the US and Iran in Switzerland to discuss implementation of the new deal was cancelled when Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in southern Lebanon and the Bekaa valley that killed at least 47 people. Continue reading...