Kat Lonsdorf

The ceasefire went into effect at midnight here last night, so we're really just settling into the first full day.

In the hours before, there was a barrage of attacks from both sides.

Israel carried out a wave of airstrikes in Lebanon's south.

Hezbollah fired several rockets into northern Israel.

But since then, things have been relatively quiet.

In terms of how people are feeling, there is a little hope.

You know, a ceasefire is always welcome in war.

But people also realize this is temporary.

So it's a cautious optimism.

Yeah, Hezbollah is the Iran-backed militia that operates in Lebanon.

It kicked off this latest round of fighting by firing rockets into Israel in early March.

It's a legitimate part of Lebanon's government with several seats in parliament, but its military wing often operates independently of the state.

Hezbollah has been very against direct talks between Israel and Lebanon, and it's skeptical of a ceasefire with Israel.

Israel has been known to not respect them in the past.

You know, after Israel and Hezbollah reached a deal back in 2024, after the last war, UN peacekeepers recorded more than 10,000 violations of that ceasefire, nearly all of them by Israel.

And now Israel is occupying a huge swath of southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah put out a statement saying it will resist that occupation.

So it's unclear exactly how that will work within the context of this ceasefire.

Largely, no.

Both Israel and Hezbollah have told people it's still too dangerous.