Israel and Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire after intensified fighting threatens U.S.-Iran talks

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire Friday after a deadly escalation between the two looked set to derail Washington — Tehran peace talks in Switzerland, a U.S. official told NBC News

Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire Friday after a deadly escalation between the two looked set to derail Washington — Tehran peace talks in Switzerland, a U.S. official told NBC News.

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Hezbollah and Israeli officials did not immediately comment on the American official’s statement. The ceasefire was meant to start at 4 p.m. local time (9 a.m. E.T.) on Friday, they said.

The intensified strikes came days after an interim U.S.-Iran agreement was signed, stipulating that all fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon, must end immediately.