Calm at Lebanese-Israeli border after Gaza ceasefire begins
The Lebanese-Israeli border was calm on Friday after the first pause in fighting in nearly seven weeks began in Gaza.
“No Hezbollah attacks have been registered since the truce started,” a Lebanese security source told dpa.
A source from Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, said there were still Israeli warplanes and “intelligence drones” hovering over areas of southern Lebanon, but no strikes were recorded.
Hezbollah has not officially announced that they would abide by the temporary Gaza ceasefire, but according to Israeli media reports, the military had been ordered to respond only in the event of new attacks from Lebanon.
Since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on October 7, there have been repeated exchanges of fire between the Israeli army and Hezbollah.
It was the worst outbreak of violence in the border area since 2006 and had sparked fears that a second front in the current conflict could erupt.
(dpa/NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Africa
Sierra Leone hands over ECOWAS chairmanship to Senegal
During the summit, Mr Bio inaugurated a regional conference centre and a logistics depot.
States
Governor Aiyedatiwa reappoints Taiwo Fasoranti as SSG
The statement said the governor approved Mr Fasoranti’s reappointment in recognition of his experience in public administration, policy formulation and governance.
States
Ooni of Ife preaches peace as Aregbesola leads Osun ADC governorship candidate, others on palace visit
Mr Adeyeye said, “Ile-Ife remains the source and ancestral home of the Yoruba people.”
NationWide
FG, ILO push for data-driven action against child labour
Mr D’Almada said child labour and forced labour remain major challenges across West Africa.
Economy
Nasarawa govt, CAREC sign MoU on solar power generation
The initiative aims to improve electricity supply, stimulate agricultural activities, create employment opportunities and enhance food security.
NationWide
Tinubu congratulates Badejo-Okusanya on emergence as NBA president-elect
Mr Tinubu urged the new NBA President to collaborate with stakeholders to advance judicial reforms.
