Pakistan, June 4 -- Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire aimed at ending months of hostilities, a development that has raised hopes for a broader agreement involving Iran and the United States to ease tensions across the Middle East.

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The ceasefire was announced by the Trump administration following negotiations in Washington. According to a joint statement released by the US State Department, the agreement requires a complete halt to attacks by Hezbollah and the withdrawal of all the group's operatives from southern Lebanon's Litani region.

The breakthrough comes as efforts continue to secure a wider deal between Washington and Tehran. Iran has repeatedly linked progre...