Washington/Tehran, April 17 -- A ten-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon came into effect at 3.30 am IST on Friday, halting weeks of hostilities in a fragile truce that all sides are watching with unease , even as early signs of violation cast a shadow over its opening hours.
The agreement, brokered by US President Donald Trump through direct conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, took effect at 5 pm EST on April 16, corresponding to midnight local time in both Israel and Lebanon.
Trump described it as a breathing space intended to create conditions for a permanent peace agreement and claimed credit for having now resolved nine conflicts globally. "Both sides want to see PEACE...