4:00 AM in Beirut, Nov 27
U.S.-brokered Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsBackgroundLebanon and northern Israel
A ceasefire brokered by the U.S. and France took effect at 4 AM local time, hours after President Biden announced it. Israel was to withdraw from southern Lebanon over 60 days as the Lebanese army deployed, and Netanyahu said Israel kept freedom of action to enforce the deal.
Why it matters Within a week Lebanon accused Israel of more than 50 violations and Hezbollah fired again, the pattern of a formal truce with continuing strikes that later Lebanon terms have had to address.
Sources: AP Hezbollah-Israel timeline, Al Jazeera, CBS News, PBS NewsHour (AP)