Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah appear set to halt the war that has killed almost 3,800 people in Lebanon over the last year and left about 16,000 others wounded. President Biden is expected to announce Tuesday that the U.

An Israeli airstrike hit 20 sites in southern Lebanon and central Beirut. The strikes preceded talks on a US-mediated ceasefire with Hezbollah, with optimism expressed by officials ahead of a vote by Israel's security cabinet.

Israel's security cabinet agreed to a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah brokered by the U.S., Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a taped video message Tuesday evening local time after meeting with his security cabinet.