Israel, Hezbollah agree to ceasefire starting on Friday -U.S. official

(Corrects spelling of ‘Israel’ in headline)

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) – ​Israel and ‌Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire set to begin ‌at ​4 ⁠p.m. local time ⁠on Friday, a senior U.S. official told Reuters.

“Hezbollah ​and Israel have agreed to ⁠a ⁠ceasefire,” the official ​said on background, ​adding that negotiators for ‌the U.S. and Qataris worked out the ⁠deal with help from Iran. “We understand that ⁠after ‌the exchange ⁠of fire ​earlier ‌today, Israel and ​Hezbollah ⁠are now in a ceasefire.”

(Reporting by Steve Holland; editing by Susan ​Heavey)