Israel-Lebanon ceasefire begins

Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah reached a deal to begin a 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon on Wednesday. US President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the US and France. Biden said he spoke to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanon's caretaker PM Najib Mikati and that fighting would end at 4am local time (7:30am IST).

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