2 hours ago Israel says air force struck Hezbollah facility in southern Lebanon; curfews announced amid uneasy ceasefire – Middle East crisis live

Israeli military and Lebanon MP both says ceasefire has breached – but officially it remains in placeMy colleagues, Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem, and Oliver Holmes have produced this explainer on what the terms of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire are. You can read more at the link below:Here is a video report on families returning to homes in Lebanon and northern Israel after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect: Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Middle East crisis live: Israeli tanks fire on southern Lebanon as officials says ceasefire with Hezbollah violated

Israeli military says ceasefire was breached after what it called suspects arrived in southHere is a video report on families returning to homes in Lebanon and northern Israel after the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire took effect:Israeli tank fire hit six areas in southern Lebanon on Thursday and the Israeli military said its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern zone, reports Reuters. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Don’t be naive about the ceasefire in Lebanon. It may mean more horror and death in Gaza | Simon Tisdall

Netanyahu has not suddenly turned dovish peacemaker. He can redeploy his troops or abandon the peace deal at any timeJoe Biden is making the most of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon that he helped to broker. “It reminds us that peace is possible,” he declared in the White House Rose Garden, where US presidents habitually preen rather than prune. Yet Biden’s flowery self-congratulation jars at this fragile moment. It sounds like cruel mockery to the beleaguered people of Gaza.With the truce holding for a second day, Lebanon has been spared more death and wanton destruction, for now. Celebrating, many people are heading home to the south despite Israeli warnings. But Biden’s belief that the accord will hasten a Gaza ceasefire, spike the guns of Iran and...

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22 hours ago The Guardian view on the Lebanon ceasefire: a lasting regional peace must go through Gaza | Editorial

The US-brokered agreement is a breakthrough for suffering civilians. But a deal on Netanyahu’s terms offers scant hope to PalestiniansUnsurprisingly, Joe Biden struck an upbeat, optimistic note on Tuesday as he announced a US-brokered ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. “It reminds us that peace is possible,” said Mr Biden, as the deal brought to an end the 14-month conflict, during which close to 4,000 people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands were displaced.For the outgoing American president, who has signally failed to restrain Israel’s excesses after the heinous Hamas massacre of 7 October 2023, the agreement amounts to a valedictory breakthrough after months of weak and ineffective diplomacy. More importantly, it affords the suffering ...

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32 hours ago 'May it be Gaza next': John Swinney and Humza Yousaf call for Israel to extend ceasefire

A ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah began in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

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