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While Israel and Hezbollah were finalizing a cease-fire to halt the fighting in Lebanon, Israeli strikes killed 33 people in Gaza, according to local health authorities.
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Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Displaced Lebanese return home as deal takes hold The Associated PressA Battered and Diminished Hezbollah Accepts a Cease-Fire The New York TimesThe Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire in 4 maps and charts CNNIsrael-Hezbollah truce holds, Israel sets south Lebanon curfew Reuters
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Israel-Hezbollah truce holds, Israel sets south Lebanon curfew Reuters
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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.
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Under the agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its forces from Lebanon over the next 60 days, and Hezbollah will not entrench itself near the Israeli border.
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Hamas is unlikely to compromise in Gaza, despite the decision by its ally, Hezbollah, to stop fighting. A deal in Gaza would also be harder for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister.
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With a deal to end more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, the president turns his attention back to stopping the war in Gaza before leaving office.
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