Israel and Hezbollah on Friday agreed to a ceasefire, multiple outlets report.
A senior U.S. official told Fox News Digital the ceasefire went into effect at 4 p.m. local time.
The agreement was reportedly brokered by Qatar and the United States, with assistance from Iran.
Fox News shared a breaking alert:
BREAKING: A ceasefire has taken effect in southern Lebanon following weeks of escalating fighting and reports that four Israeli soldiers were killed overnight in clashes with Hezbollah.
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Fox News has more:
The Israel–Hezbollah ceasefire was set to take effect 9 a.m. Eastern Time/4 p.m. local time, both a senior U.S. and an Israeli official told Fox News Digital, but whether the ceasefire formally took effect remains disputed.
The White House has not publicly commented on whether the ceasefire has formally taken effect.
A Hezbollah spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the group would abide by the ceasefire if Israel does, but “reserves the right to respond” to any violation. The spokesperson said Hezbollah did not yet view the ceasefire as having taken effect, claiming Israel was still carrying out strikes in southern Lebanon more than an hour after it was supposed to begin.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu posted a video after the 4 p.m. local start time that he said showed Israel Defense Forces striking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. It is unclear when those reported strikes took place, and Fox News Digital could not independently verify their timing.
“If Hezbollah doesn’t shoot, we won’t shoot. If they shoot — we will respond,” a senior Israeli official told Fox News Digital.
“We are currently in a ceasefire. We remain in the security zone, and if we are attacked, we will respond. We will thwart threats,” a senior Israeli official also told Fox News.
“While Hezbollah are committed to violating the ceasefire and creating instability, we are committed to protecting our civilians and operating against terror,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated.
While Hezbollah are committed to violating the ceasefire and creating instability, we are committed to protecting our civilians and operating against terror. pic.twitter.com/B6KLQRF93G
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 19, 2026
More from the Associated Press:
It came after a heavy exchange of fire killed 47 people in Lebanon and four Israeli soldiers.
Hezbollah and Israel went to war shortly after the outbreak of the wider conflict, with Hezbollah firing rockets and drones at civilian communities in northern Israel and Israel seizing large swaths of southern Lebanon.
The agreement to end the Iran war calls for a halt to military operations in Lebanon and for its sovereignty to be respected. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah is a party to the deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep Israeli forces in southern Lebanon until the threat is eliminated. Hezbollah has refused to halt its attacks unless Israel commits to withdrawing from Lebanon, which Iran says is also a condition of the wider agreement.
The deal aims to end the war between the U.S. and Iran, open the Strait of Hormuz to relieve the world economy, and relaunch talks on Iran’s nuclear program with a 60-day deadline for a final accord. But it already faces threats, chiefly from Lebanon, with the fighting there leading to a delay in the start of talks planned for Friday in Switzerland.