Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as House passes war powers resolution | First Thing

US-led talks in Washington have resulted in a ceasefire announcement. Photograph: Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images View image in fullscreen US-led talks in Washington have resulted in a ceasefire announcement. Photograph: Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images First Thing: Trump announces Israel-Lebanon ceasefire as House passes war powers resolution Lebanese government agrees ceasefire but Israeli drone strikes continue. Plus the story of the man who launched Cuba’s first independent magazine Good morning. Israel and Lebanon have agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities , the Trump administration has announced – but it comes with caveats. Not only is the deal contingent on a complete cessation of fire from the Iran-aligned Hezbollah armed group, and on the evacuation of all its fighters from the area south of the Litani River, but Hezbollah have not been part of the talks. The Lebanese government has been negotiating with Israel without Hezbollah as part of its effort to reassert the government’s control over the country and disarm the armed group. And, despite the joint commitment to a ceasefire, Israel carried out drone strikes in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon on Thursday morning. Where has Israel been targeting? William Christou in Beirut reports that three hospitals in southern Lebanon have been attacked by Israel in under a week, wounding more than 150 people and killing nine. Analysts and human rights experts have said the attacks on healthcare facilities were aimed at degrading the conditions for life in south Lebanon. What did Israel say about it? The military said it had struck “Hezbollah infrastructure in the area of Tyre” and acknowledged a hospital was “affected incidentally”. It accused Hezbollah of “taking over” one of the hospitals it struck. US House passes war powers resolution to curb Trump in Iran View image in fullscreen A Times Square demonstration against Trump’s war on Iran in April. Photograph: Jimin Kim/SOPA Images/Shutterstock The US House of Representatives delivered a stunning rebuke to Donald Trump over his war on Iran on Wednesday, as representatives backed a move to force him to seek approval from Congress or withdraw US forces. The House voted 215 to 208 in favor of the war powers resolution, as four Republicans voted with Democrats. The dissidents were Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Warren Davidson of Ohio and Tom Barrett of Michigan. The vote sends the resolution to the Senate. It was the fourth vote on a resolution to rein in Trump’s power to continue the conflict, which has been running for more than 90 days. Is that number significant? Yes, the 90-day threshold is important because the 1973 War Powers Resolution lays down that a president must seek congressional approval to continue waging war after hostilities have continued that length of time. Trump’s White House has rejected that argument, citing a temporary ceasefire that has been in place since 8 April – alth