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Did Hezbollah leader Nasrallah agree to a ceasefire with Netanyahu before his assassination?

LebanonForeign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib announced this on Thursday Hezbollah Boss Hassan Nasrallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a “full ceasefire” shortly before Nasrallah was killed in an airstrike.
In an interview with PBS, when asked whether Nasrallah had agreed to a ceasefire shortly before “his assassination,” the foreign minister said Lebanon had informed the American and French governments of its agreement to a ceasefire after talks with Hezbollah. The foreign minister also added that Netanyahu agreed with the statements of both countries.

A statement released Saturday said Nasrallah had “joined his fellow martyrs” and the group vowed to “continue the holy war against the enemy and in support of Palestine.”
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After Hezbollah confirmed Nasrallah's assassination, the region plunged into another conflict Israel began its ground invasion of Lebanon. The Israeli military suffered its deadliest day in a year, losing eight soldiers. Israeli strikes reportedly killed 46 people and injured 85 in the past 24 hours, while the military urged residents to evacuate several areas.

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The Israeli military said it carried out a precision airstrike on Friday as Hezbollah leadership met at its headquarters in Dahiyeh, south of Beirut. Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, is by far the most powerful target Israel has killed in weeks of intensified fighting with Hezbollah.
On Thursday, Israel launched a deadly airstrike on a Hezbollah rescue facility in central Beirut, killing at least six people, according to Lebanese sources. That attack followed a rise in tensions after Iran carried out its largest missile attack on Israel, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to threaten consequences for Tehran. In response, Iran vowed to step up its measures if Israel retaliated, worsening a conflict that has already claimed more than 1,000 lives in Lebanon.
The Israeli military reported that it carried out a targeted airstrike on Friday as Hezbollah leadership met at its headquarters in Dahiyeh, south of Beirut. Nasrallah, who led Hezbollah for more than three decades, represents the top target Israel has killed in weeks of escalating conflict with the group.