Will the US-brokered ceasefire in Lebanon hold?

Inside Story Agreement ends more than a year of fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli military. At least 3,823 people killed, more than 1.2 million displaced and estimated economic losses of…

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds as UN chief sees ‘ray of hope’

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has appeared to hold on its first day as thousands of displaced people set out to return to their homes in southern Lebanon despite…

The US says it wants a ceasefire in Lebanon, so what’s the hold-up?

The Bottom Line Israel and the US want deep political change in Lebanon, including the sidelining of Hezbollah and Iran. In the past few weeks, Israeli forces have killed thousands…

Gaza ceasefire hopes hang in balance as Hamas delegation leaves Cairo

Hamas has rejected new Israeli conditions, insisting on a previous US-announced deal. Hamas has rejected new Israeli conditions put forward in Gaza ceasefire talks in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, casting…

What are the prospects for a Gaza ceasefire deal?

Inside Story Israeli forces continue attacks as attention moves to talks in Egypt. Israel bombs a school in Gaza, killing more Palestinians, as top United States diplomat Antony Blinken visits…

Biden says Gaza ceasefire in sight, warns against efforts to undermine deal

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to travel to the Middle East on Saturday to continue diplomatic push for Gaza ceasefire deal. United States President Joe Biden has said that…

Absence of ceasefire hurting fight against polio in Gaza, WHO says

The global health body says virus could spread even beyond Gaza if violence does not end to enable immunisation push. The World Health Organization (WHO) says it is working on…