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muriel_volestrangler

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8. Later, also from Guardian: Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 06:14 PM

14 hrs ago

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to renew a fragile ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after 24 hours of intense violence that posed an early challenge to the new agreement between the US and Iran to end their conflict.
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The flaring violence and diplomatic back-and-forth over the planned talks added to the uncertainty over whether a definitive end could be found to a regional war that has killed at least ‌7,000 people, sent energy prices soaring and threatened global economic chaos.
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Activity remained muted in the strait of Hormuz, the strategic bottleneck for energy shipments that Iran blockaded during the conflict.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/19/israel-hezbollah-renew-ceasefire-lebanon-us-iran-agreement

Other news sources don't appear to be saying Iran has reclosed the Strait.

https://www.google.com/search?q=hormuz&sca_esv=04089c7b1ac27224&tbm=nws&sxsrf=APpeQnvcRbt5oIqIRJEC8gRo6UmwDTri0Q:1781907096066&source=lnt&tbs=sbd:1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiG-u6bqZSVAxVUXkEAHa9JIYsQpwV6BAgFEBI&biw=1592&bih=734&dpr=1

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Later, also from Guardian: Israel and Hezbollah agree to renew ceasefire after flareup of violence muriel_volestrangler 14 hrs ago #8

We must stop sending weapons & money to Israel RainCaster 13 hrs ago #9

Israel is calling the shots here. patphil 13 hrs ago #10

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