In the early hours of Wednesday morning a breakthrough ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect after 13 months of almost daily fire exchanged across the Israeli-Lebanon border and weeks of a intense ground and airstrike operation.
While residents of Beirut and southern Lebanon celebrated, returning to their neighbourhoods in droves hours after intense Israeli bombardments – despite warnings from the Israeli military to stay clear – the mood was different in Israel, with some northern communities fearful of going home and believing the deal didn’t go far enough.
