
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire begins in Lebanon
Voice of America
People gather as vehicles drive near damaged buildings, in Beirut's southern suburbs, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, Lebanon, Nov. 27, 2024. U.S. President Joe Biden, with his fingers crossed, speaks to reporters after being asked a question about a Gaza ceasefire, at the White House in Washington on Nov. 26, 2024. Rescuers search for victims at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 26, 2024. Bulldozers remove the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit Sunday night in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 25, 2024.
A cease-fire between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah went into effect early Wednesday, bringing a halt in fighting that U.S. and French leaders said could create a path to another truce in the Gaza Strip.
