BEIRUT − Lebanon and the militant group Hezbollah have agreed to a U.S. ceasefire proposal and made some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end weeks of fighting and Israeli bombardments.

A new densely populated neighborhood in Beirut was hit by an Israeli air strike Monday evening, killing five people and wounding 24, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. After a short lull during the day,

The latest in a series of targeted killings of senior Hezbollah officials came as Lebanese officials were considering a United States-led cease-fire proposal.