Israel's Cabinet has approved the ceasefire after urging from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
President Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. helped secure a ceasefire deal in Lebanon , which would end fighting between Israel and Iran -backed militant group Hezbollah .His announcement came as Israel 's Cabinet approved the ceasefire after urging from Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The war between Israel and the Iran -backed group has killed almost 3,800 people in Lebanon over the last year and left about 16,000 others wounded.
An official in Netanyahu's office told CBS News earlier Tuesday that the prime minister had convened the country's security cabinet to discuss the proposal. The cabinet must approve any ceasefire agreement. Netanyahu was also holding meetings Tuesday in Tel Aviv with various government ministers, lawmakers and mayors from some of the northern towns that have been evacuated for months.Lebanon's government also had to unilaterally approve the deal on Tuesday, but the U.S.
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