Celebrations in Beirut as Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Takes Effect

Activity returned to the streets of Beirut on Wednesday (November 27) after a ceasefire between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group started.People were seen waving Hezbollah flags, some held up a large portrait of its late leader Hassan Nasrallah while cars blared their horns in celebration.The ceasefire came into effect at 0200 GMT on Wednesday after U.S. President Joe Biden said both sides accepted an agreement brokered by the United States and France.The ceasefire promises to end a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year. n18oc_world n18oc_crux