The ceasefire is a major step toward ending nearly 14 months of fighting sparked by the ongoing war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people. The truce, which began at 4 a.m., should bring to a halt a war that has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and…

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon took effect on Wednesday after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands of people.

After two months of all-out war between Israel and Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, a ceasefire deal brokered by the US and France is meant to end the devastating conflict.

A ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed group Hezbollah took effect at 4am local time (2am Irish Time) after US President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France.

Questions remain over whether a truce can bring lasting stability to the volatile Lebanon-Israel border, writes Firas Maksad.