Displaced Lebanese return to southern villages as ceasefire holds
The year-long war has left thousands of dead, displaced more than 1 million people and caused severe damage to Lebanon's infrastructure.
BEIRUT — A ceasefire deal that ended more than a year of heavy fighting between Israel and the Lebanese armed Hezbollah group appeared to hold on Wednesday morning as swathes of people began returning to the south and other areas that had been heavily bombarded in the past year.
The deal, which the United States and France brokered, was approved by Israel’s security cabinet late on Tuesday. It calls for a 60-day ceasefire during which Hezbollah armed elements must withdraw north of the Litani River (about 30 kilometers or 18 miles north of the border with Israel).
Under the deal, the Lebanese army would also deploy in the south alongside UN peacekeeping forces following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the area.
Details of the agreement
