A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday after both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the U.S. and France, a rare victory for diplomacy in the Middle East wracked by two wars for over a year. Lebanon’s army, tasked with ensuring the ceasefire lasts, said it was preparing to deploy [...]

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