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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Abby Sewell and Melanie Lidman

The fragile Israel-Hezbollah truce is holding so far, despite violations

Lebanon Israel Ceasefire Explainer - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All right reserved)

A fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has held up for over a month, even as its terms seem unlikely to be met by the agreed-upon deadline.

The deal struck on Nov. 27 to halt the war required Hezbollah to immediately lay down its arms in southern Lebanon and gave Israel 60 days to withdraw its forces there and hand over control to the Lebanese army and U.N. peacekeepers.

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