ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH TRUCE HOLDS

ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH TRUCE HOLDS: A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held on Wednesday after the two sides struck a deal brokered by the US and France, but Israel warned local residents not to return to the border area yet or approach its troops. The agreement, a rare diplomatic feat in a region racked by conflict for months, ended the deadliest confrontation between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group in years, but Israel is still fighting its other arch foe, the Palestinian militant group Hamas, in the Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS