Sunday, July 19, 2026

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.

• November 24, 2023
Isreali-Lebanese border (Credit: Anadolu Anjasi)
Isreali-Lebanese border (Credit: Anadolu Anjasi)

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

farmers

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

Katsina State

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.”

U.S. Mission[Credit: X.com]

World

U.S. issues security alert to Americans worldwide as Iran kills two soldiers

The U.S. government issued a warning to all Americans worldwide amid the escalating war against Iran.

President Bola Tinubu (Credit: Presidency)

Heading 3

Tinubu’s scorecard is 139 million Nigerians in poverty; he should resign, not seek re-election: ADC

“The evidence of 139 million people living in poverty and 17 million at risk of starvation is President Tinubu’s scorecard,” the party said.

Flooded Lagos road used to illustrate the story

Lagos

Lagos govt working to tackle flooding, says SSG

She said the government was assessing critical drainage channels and other vulnerable locations to strengthen ongoing flood control measures.

Anambra road crash

States

Three killed, four injured in Anambra road crash: FRSC

The FRSC said the accident occurred on Friday along the Nnobi–Agulu–Awka road.

Atiku standing with Amaechi

Politics

2027: Group asks ADC, Atiku to drop Amaechi as vice-presidential candidate

The group accused Mr Amaechi of desperation, saying that he lacked the grassroots strength required to win the election.

Jens Spahn. [PHOTO CREDIT: ZDF]

Heading 4

German lawmaker resigns after backlash for welcoming child through surrogacy

The 46-year-old politician and his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), had backed a ban on surrogacy.