Israel and Lebanon Agree on Conditional Ceasefire

Israel and Lebanon have reached a conditional ceasefire agreement that will take effect only if Iran‑backed Hezbollah stops all attacks.

The terms were announced in a joint statement issued after U.S.–led talks in Washington on Wednesday.

Both sides also pledged to establish pilot zones in southern Lebanon, where the Lebanese Armed Forces will have exclusive control and all non‑state actors will be excluded.

The agreement follows a period of escalating hostilities.

According to the Lebanese Health Ministry, Hezbollah said it had targeted Israeli troops, while Israeli strikes killed at least ten people in southern Lebanon, including four Syrians, two Palestinians and three paramedics.

Later that day, northern Israel sounded air‑raid alarms after detecting a suspicious aerial target, but no casualties were reported.

The Israeli military said it intercepted a hostile aircraft and two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon.

Hezbollah, in turn, claimed it had fired rockets and deployed drones against Israeli positions in southern Lebanon, including near Chqif Castle and the town of Al‑Qantara, saying the attacks were a response to Israeli violations.

The Washington talks represented the fourth round of direct diplomacy since March 2, when Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel in support of Iran.