BEIRUT, July 27 (Xinhua) -- Fighting between Hezbollah and al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front on the Syria-Lebanon border halted Thursday after a cease-fire was reached, media reported.
The cease-fire comes a week after Hezbollah launched an offensive against the jihadists in the mountainous border region of Arsal's outskirts.
Hezbollah's War Media Channel said it suspended combat operations in the outskirts of Arsal, starting 06:00 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Thursday.
The National News Agency (NNA) revealed for its part that the cease-fire was agreed between Hezbollah fighters and militants of Nusra Front after mediation efforts carried out by General Security Chief Abbas Ibrahim succeeded at sealing the deal.
Under the deal, the remaining fighters from the Nusra Front will withdraw from the region and will go with their families to Idlib, a province in northwestern Syria largely under the control of the jihadists.
Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah declared on Wednesday a "major victory" in the offensive against Nusra, while announcing that Hezbollah is willing to hand over all captured territory to the Lebanese army.
He also revealed that a possible settlement could be reached through "ongoing negotiations" for the withdrawal of the militants under certain conditions.
Hezbollah has waged the offensive to oust what it says are ex-al-Qaida Syrian jihadists.
Lebanon's army has not officially declared its participation in the operation, but has shelled "terrorists" in the area.
