Ceasefire Takes Effect After Flurry of Strikes

The 10-day ceasefire announced by President Trump on Thursday went into effect along the Israel-Lebanon border—after the two sides acknowledged exchanging repeated strikes in the hours leading up to it. The Israeli military said it hit 380 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon over the final 24 hours, the New York Times reports. And Israel reported at least 40 volleys from Lebanon after Trump's announcement, per the Washington Post. Celebratory gunfire rang out in Lebanon as clocks hit midnight. Displaced families began moving back toward southern Lebanon and Beirut's southern suburbs, per the AP, despite official warnings to stay away until it's clear that the ceasefire is holding.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video that his country has an "opportunity to forge a historic peace agreement with Lebanon." Still, he said Israeli forces will stay in Lebanese territory, in a "reinforced security buffer zone." Hezbollah, the militant group Israel's military has been fighting, did not negotiate the ceasefire. It made unclear statements about whether it will adhere to the agreement; Hezbollah has done so with other deals Lebanon's government has negotiated. Under a State Department framework, Israel retains the right to act in self-defense but agrees not to carry out offensive operations in Lebanon by land, air, or sea.