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Displaced residents travel through the Qasmieh area as they gesture on the way back to their homes in the southern Lebanon, on April 17, 2026. A 10-day ceasefire deal struck between Lebanon and Israel took effect on April 17, sending displaced residents streaming south towards their homes, even as the Lebanese army warned of "a number of violations" in the area.

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Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect

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Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, acknowledged the ceasefire, but did not say whether it would abide by it and urged people displaced by fighting in Lebanon to refrain from heading home.

BEIRUT, LEBANON - APRIL 16: The Lebanese capital is seen from a viewpoint after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon that would commence at midnight local time on April 16, 2026 in Beirut, Lebanon. The statement made no mention of Hezbollah, the militant group that has been the purported target of Israel's war here, but a senior lawmaker for the group said it had been briefed on a short-term ceasefire. Israel's campaign, which has involved intensive bombing across Lebanon and an invasion of southern parts of the country, had continued apace despite the US-Iran ceasefire agreed to on April 8. (Photo by Adri Salido/Getty Images)

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