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Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Takes Hold; First Direct Talks in Decades and Path to Broader Peace

A US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect, allowing thousands of displaced civilians to return to southern Lebanon. Lebanon and Israel began their first direct talks in decades. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were credited as key mediators. However, the Israeli military stated its forces would remain in southern Lebanon and analysts warned lasting peace depended on resolving a border dispute dating to 2000. The ceasefire is seen as the critical opening for broader US-Iran negotiations to end the wider war, with Trump claiming to have ended a '10th war.'

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1A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took hold, allowing thousands of civilians to return to southern Lebanon
2Lebanon and Israel held their first direct talks in decades following the ceasefire
3Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Lebanon is in a 'new phase' and working on 'permanent agreements'
4Pakistan, with Saudi Arabia's assistance, is credited with brokering the Lebanon truce as a key Iranian condition for wider US-Iran talks
5The Israeli military stated its forces would remain in southern Lebanon and that the operation against Hezbollah is 'still not complete'
6More than 1.2 million civilians in Lebanon have been displaced since the war erupted
7Israel admitted publishing a photoshopped image of slain journalist Ali Shoeib to justify an airstrike, drawing condemnation
8Trump claimed to have ended a 10th war, but analysts warn lasting peace depends on resolving a border dispute dating to 2000 and addressing Hezbollah's weapons
9Trump reportedly told Israel it is 'not allowed' to bomb Lebanon anymore, saying 'enough is enough,' as Israeli strikes killed over 2,000 people and displaced a million since March
10Turkey's Erdogan urged both the US and Iran to use the ceasefire to push for lasting peace

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Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire Takes Hold; First Direct Talks in Decades and Path to Broader Peace

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