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Araqchi plans to travel there on Saturday, it added.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The development may signal that both sides intend to begin technical negotiations aimed at securing a permanent truce.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The White House did not respond to questions about Witkoff&#8217;s travel. <\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A senior U.S. official said the ceasefire took effect around 4 p.m. (1300 GMT) in Lebanon following an exchange of fire, adding that negotiators for the United States and Qatar had worked out the agreement with help from Iran.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two sources from Hezbollah and a senior Israeli official confirmed the ceasefire to Reuters.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Hezbollah does not attack us, then for us it is not a time of war,&#8221; the Israeli official said, adding that Israel would keep its forces in southern Lebanon, where it has occupied an area along its northern border.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two Lebanese security sources said Israel had carried out a dozen airstrikes in the first hour of the ceasefire but none were recorded after 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lebanon&#8217;s health ministry said Israeli strikes after midnight into Friday had killed 47 people and wounded 97, while the Israeli military said four soldiers had been killed in an incident in Lebanon, without giving further details.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1774\">Trump hedges on SC governor\u2019s race. Endorses both Evette, Wilson in GOP runoff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The conflict in Lebanon could weigh on negotiations because ending fighting there is a condition for the broader U.S.-Iran accord.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>TOUGH ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Following Wednesday&#8217;s signing of the memorandum of understanding, preparations for technical talks at the Swiss mountaintop resort of Buergenstock were well advanced when the White House said on Thursday that Vance would not attend.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Swiss foreign ministry said the talks had been postponed but Switzerland stood ready to facilitate them and preparatory work was continuing.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The broad interim deal requires the United States, Iran and their allies to declare an immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Israel, left out of the talks, says it is not party to the deal. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Araqchi, in a telephone call with his Pakistani counterpart on Friday, said the United States would be responsible for any violation of its commitments under the deal, including ending the fighting in Lebanon, his ministry said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>NEW ROUND OF ISRAEL-LEBANON TALKS DISCUSSED<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lebanon was sucked into the regional war when Hezbollah opened fire at Israel on March 2, prompting it to launch an offensive against the group and invade the south of the country.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the latest Israeli attacks but said the escalation would not hinder efforts to reach a comprehensive ceasefire. <\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. State Department said Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Aoun and reiterated the need to disarm Hezbollah, while reaffirming U.S. support for  a &#8220;fully sovereign&#8221; Lebanese state.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It said they also discussed holding a next round of Israel-Lebanon negotiations in Washington from June 23 to June 25. The Lebanese presidency said a comprehensive ceasefire was a fundamental pillar for these talks.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>TRUMP DEFENDS INTERIM DEAL<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Iran war, which began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli air attacks on Iran, has killed at least 7,000 people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon. 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