Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire begins

(JTA) — Israel’s security cabinet approved a U.S.-brokered ceasefire proposal with Hezbollah, which ends more than a year of conflict with the terror group on Israel’s border with Lebanon.

President Biden said in an address to the nation after the agreement that Lebanon’s government agreed to the agreement, and that the withdrawal of forces starting then would take up to 60 days. The ceasefire took effect early Wednesday morning in the region.

“I’m pleased to announce that their governments have accepted the United States proposal to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah,”...