Israel and Lebanon agree to implement a conditional ceasefire following U.S.-mediated talks in Washington, according to multiple reports. A joint statement says the arrangement renews the fragile truce framework and includes “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon where Hezbollah militants would be banned. The ceasefire is contingent on Hezbollah stopping its fire completely and evacuating its operatives from an area south of the Litani River, often described as the South Litani Sector. Several outlets report that the agreement does not immediately end all hostilities: fighting continues in southern Lebanon while there are claims of a partial halt on routes tied to Beirut and the northern Israel border.

While Israel and Lebanon endorse the implementation plan, Hezbollah rejects the conditions, which require it to halt firing first. Hezbollah is not part of the negotiations. Reports also describe Iran as linking broader U.S.-Iran diplomacy to the Lebanon track, warning it could abandon or expand efforts if attacks persist. U.S.-Iran talks are framed as the wider diplomatic context, and the renewal of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire is presented as intended to remove obstacles to those negotiations.