Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement, but ceasefire stalls

Key points

• Israel and Lebanon reach an agreement, but ceasefire stalls toggle caption Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images Lebanon and Israel provisionally agreed in Washington to a new ceasefire Wednesday.
• But hours later Israel continued attacks and the militant group Hezbollah said it rejected any ceasefire that did not start with the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanese territory.
• The fighting appeared to jettison immediate prospects of a wider ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
• Iran has said it will not agree to a ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel unless there is one in Lebanon.
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