As Israel Hezbollah Cease Fire Takes Hold, Thousands in Lebanon Head Home

As Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Takes Hold, Thousands in Lebanon Head Home

The cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah began on Wednesday, but much hardship and uncertainty lie ahead after a yearlong war that killed thousands and left widespread destruction in Lebanon.

Top stories - The New York Times - 7 hours ago

Thousands of Lebanese return to their homes as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold

Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah returned home Wednesday as a ceasefire takes hold

World - ABC News - 14 hours ago

Middle East Crisis Updates: Lebanon Sends Troops to Support Cease-Fire as Thousands of Civilians Head South

The Lebanese Army said it was deploying forces near the Israeli border as a U.S.-backed truce between Israel and Hezbollah militants began to take effect.

World - The New York Times - 2 hours ago

Top Iranian official holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah war

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah

World - ABC News - November 15

Middle East latest: US envoy holds talks in Lebanon on Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire proposal

A U.S. envoy has held talks in Beirut with Lebanese officials about a possible cease-fire in the Israel-Hezbollah war

World - ABC News - November 19

Israel Says Cease-Fire Takes Effect in Lebanon

The deal has raised hopes for a period of calm after two months of intense aerial bombardments and ground operations.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 13 hours ago

Seek an Israel-Lebanon peace treaty, not an Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire

The democratically elected Lebanese government did not authorize Hezbollah to initiate this war against Israel.

Politics - The Hill - November 6

Israel and Hezbollah Edge Closer to Cease-Fire

Israel’s security cabinet will consider a deal that could end fighting and push back Hezbollah.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 2 days ago

Israel Approves Cease-Fire With Lebanon Aimed at Ending Hezbollah Conflict

The cease-fire is intended to halt more than a year of fighting with the Hezbollah militia and could help defuse a broader regional crisis.

World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

Israel Approves Cease-Fire With Hezbollah to Halt War in Lebanon

President Biden said the 60-day truce, which the United States helped broker, would take effect early Wednesday, and was intended to become permanent, ending Lebanon’s deadliest war in decades.

World - The New York Times - Yesterday

U.S. Envoy Will Head to Israel, Citing Progress on Lebanon Cease-Fire

The envoy, Amos Hochstein, held a second day of talks in the Lebanese capital to seek a truce between Israel and Hezbollah. The militant group’s leader said peace now depended on Israel.

World - The New York Times - November 20

Israel-Hizbollah ceasefire holds as thousands seek to return home

Israeli military warns Lebanese civilians to stay away from border regions during first day of US-brokered deal to end conflict

Business - Financial Times - 14 hours ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold as some Lebanese head home

The fighting between Israeli forces and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah forced over a million people to leave their homes. Some began returning to Southern Lebanon on Wednesday. CBS News ...

Cease-Fire in Lebanon Takes Effect

The truce is intended to stop more than a year of fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

World - The New York Times - 21 hours ago

Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire talks at critical stage as IDF continues strikes in Lebanon

Israel carried out more strikes on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon Friday, leveling a building in Beirut. The attack comes as a top Iranian official is vowing to support the Lebanese and the U.S. ...

Optimism about Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire deal as deadly strikes continue in Lebanon

At least 31 people were killed in Beirut Monday as Israel launched more airstrikes into Lebanon amid a renewed push for a ceasefire deal between the Israelis and Hezbollah. CBS News foreign ...

Hezbollah chief says group will hold out in its war with Israel for 'suitable' cease-fire terms

Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Kassem has said in his first public comments that the militant group will keep fighting in its ongoing war with Israel until it is offered cease-fire terms it ...

World - ABC News - October 30

Senior Biden officials head to Israel as optimism grows over Lebanon cease-fire

TEL AVIV — Senior White House officials will travel to Israel on Thursday, a U.S. official and a source briefed on the matter told NBC News, as the Biden administration intensifies efforts to end ...

Israel, Hezbollah inch toward cease-fire deal

There are signs of progress on at least one front of the conflict in the Middle East. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest on reports of a cease-fire deal between ...

Israel and Hezbollah move closer to a cease-fire

A cease-fire deal to end the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah was close but not complete Monday, three senior Biden administration officials told NBC News.

Israel Approved Terms for a Cease-Fire With Hezbollah

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Top stories - The New York Times - Yesterday

The Impossible Mission to Enforce an Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire

A peacekeeping mission couldn’t stop the rearming of southern Lebanon that culminated in war.

World - The Wall Street Journal - Yesterday

The Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire: What to Know

Under the agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its forces from Lebanon over the next 60 days, and Hezbollah will not entrench itself near the Israeli border.

World - The New York Times - 9 hours ago

How Have Israel and Lebanon Responded to the Cease-Fire?

The truce began Wednesday, bringing a fragile peace to Israel and Lebanon. Israeli troops are to withdraw in phases from southern Lebanon, and Lebanese military convoys headed south to protect the ...

World - The New York Times - 10 hours ago

Terms of Proposed Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire Begin to Take Shape, Officials Say

Key details still needed to be worked out between Israel and Hezbollah, and disagreements could scuttle or delay any deal, the officials said. But some cited reasons for cautious optimism.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

U.S. Officials Try to Advance Israel’s Cease-Fire Talks With Hezbollah and Hamas

William Burns, the C.I.A. director, made a last-ditch attempt to move Gaza talks along before U.S. elections next week.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 31

Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Beirut amid cease-fire push

Israel launched more airstrikes on Hezbollah targets Friday, completely leveling a building in Beirut. The strikes come after a top Iranian official committed to support Lebanon as the U.S. ...

Cease-Fire Between Israel and Hezbollah Edges Closer, U.S. Envoy Says

Amos Hochstein, the lead U.S. negotiator, said he had made progress on a trip to Beirut and would travel to Israel to try to secure a cease-fire agreement that has so far proven elusive.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 20

Deaths soar as Israel and Hezbollah clash despite cease-fire push

Hezbollah allegedly fires a barrage of some 250 rockets at northern Israel after dozens are killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon.

Netanyahu Signals Openness to Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire, Officials Say

The United States is pushing Israel to reach a deal with the Lebanese militia by Thanksgiving, even as key details remained unresolved, Israeli officials said.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

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