The US-brokered ceasefire was announced on Tuesday following tense negotiations
The US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese-based armed group Hezbollah went into effect at 4 am local time on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of violations.
Israel Defence Forces (IDF) spokesman Avichay Adraee told reporters that the Israeli troops would remain in southern Lebanon for the time being. He warned Israelis who fled the border towns due to Hezbollah rocket fire that it is not safe to return yet.
The fighting between Hezbollah and the erupted in October 2023, when the pro-Palestinian armed group began firing rockets and mortar shells across the border. Hezbollah said at the time that it would not end hostilities until the IDF stopped their war against Hamas in Gaza.
Israel eventually invaded southern Lebanon in early October and stepped up airstrikes on Beirut and other cities, killing several high-ranking Hezbollah members, including the group’s longtime leader, Hassan Nasrallah.
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November 27, 2024 at 08:22AM
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