(AURN News) — A 10-day ceasefire is now in effect between Israel and Lebanon, but the clock is already ticking on whether it will last.
The deal was brokered after direct calls with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, pushing both sides to pause weeks of escalating violence.
But just hours after the ceasefire began, there were reports of gunfire in southern Lebanon — early signs of how fragile the agreement is.
This comes after a deadly stretch of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed more than 2,100 people in Lebanon and forced more than 1 million from their homes.
Now, many of those families are heading back, uncertain of what they will find.
Under the deal, Israel is not pulling its troops out of southern Lebanon and maintains it can respond to threats. Hezbollah says it will hold fire, but only if Israel does.
President Donald Trump is now pushing for follow-up talks in Washington.
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