A 10-day ceasefire appeared to be in effect in Lebanon early Friday morning, offering a potential pause in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and possibly removing a key obstacle to a broader deal involving Iran, the United States and Israel to end weeks of intense conflict, the AP reported.
But uncertainty remains over whether Israel will completely halt its attacks on Hezbollah and whether the group will accept the deal it was not involved in, especially as Israeli forces continue to occupy parts of southern Lebanon.
Israel and Hezbollah have fought several wars and clashed on and off since the day the Gaza conflict began. Although Israel and Lebanon reached an agreement in November 2024 to end that war, Israel continues its near-daily attacks, which it says are aimed at preventing the Iranian-backed group from regrouping.
The situation later escalated into another invasion after Hezbollah resumed firing rockets at Israel in response to its conflict with Iran.
(With input from agencies)
