Israel and Lebanon have agreed to “the implementation of a ceasefire,” however it’s contingent on “a complete cessation” of Hezbollah hearth and elimination of all Hezbollah operatives from southern Lebanon, in line with a joint assertion launched Wednesday after the newest spherical of US-mediated talks.
Hezbollah just isn’t get together to the deal, nevertheless, and the chief of the Iran-backed militant group rejected the pact.
The ceasefire settlement got here after the Israeli authorities threatened to escalate its actions in Lebanon — a transfer that threatens to derail US-Iran peace talks. The ongoing ceasefire has seen repeated violations as Israel and Hezbollah have continued to commerce strikes.
Meanwhile, Tehran and Washington have issued contradictory messages over the standing of their very own ceasefire discussions. US President Donald Trump insisted Wednesday {that a} deal may very well be reached “this weekend,” however Iran’s overseas minister mentioned there’s been no “significant process.”
Here are a number of the tales that made headlines over the previous week, in addition to some pictures that caught our eye.