Summary
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah started at midnight in Beirut after six weeks of fighting. Many displaced people in Beirut are hesitant to return home due to destroyed houses and doubts about whether the ceasefire will hold.
Key Facts
- The ceasefire began at midnight Beirut time, following fighting since early March.
- President Donald Trump announced the ceasefire after talks with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun.
- Displaced people in Beirut are cautious and some plan to wait before returning home.
- Many homes in Beirut’s southern suburbs were heavily damaged or destroyed by Israeli bombings.
- Israel intensified attacks on southern Lebanon just before the ceasefire took effect.
- Israeli troops are not withdrawing from southern Lebanon during the ceasefire period, according to Prime Minister Netanyahu.
- Hezbollah and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades shortly before the ceasefire.
- Many Lebanese affected by the war distrust the government and credit Hezbollah for the ceasefire.
