A ceasefire deal that went into effect on Wednesday could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, raising hopes and renewing difficult questions in a region gripped by conflict.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would recommend a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Hezbollah to his cabinet, following airstrikes that killed at least 23 people and intense military

The Lebanese civilians most devastated by the Israel- Hezbollah war are Shiite Muslims, and many of them believe they are being unfairly