Israel, Lebanon agree to implement ceasefire
Key takeaways
- Tehran, which had conditioned any deal with the U.S. in part on an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon, earlier struck Kuwait, damaging its airport and injuring dozens while the U.S.
- The two sides had agreed last month to a ceasefire but hostilities had continued.
- Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways later resumed flights after taking safety measures, the civil aviation authority said.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for a broader deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.
Tehran, which had conditioned any deal with the U.S. in part on an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon, earlier struck Kuwait, damaging its airport and injuring dozens while the U.S. military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
The two sides had agreed last month to a ceasefire but hostilities had continued. Israel invaded Lebanon in March in pursuit of Lebanese group Hezbollah, which fired across the border in support of Tehran.