As Israel and Hezbollah cease fire after a year, President Biden says Palestinians in war-torn Gaza also "deserve an end of the fighting and displacement."

A ceasefire brokered by the Biden administration has been reached between Israel and Hezbollah, potentially bringing lasting peace to the region as the war in Gaza continues.

Biden spoke about his hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza after he announced the deal achieved between Israel and Lebanon yesterday.

The Biden administration kept incoming President-elect Donald Trump’s administration closely apprised of its efforts to broker the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early Wednesday.

The question is whether the cease-fire in Lebanon that Biden announced Tuesday will be the coda to his diplomatic efforts in the Middle East or a steppingstone to agreements that could at last end the devastating war in the Gaza Strip and potentially even set the stage for a broader regional transformation.

The agreement with Lebanon will maintain Israel's freedom of operation there to act in defence to remove threats posed by Hezbollah and enable displaced residents to return safely to their homes in northern Israel, Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer told Reuters.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter President Biden announced Tuesday that that United States assisted in securing a ceasefire deal. Israel has agreed to the ceasefire deal with Iran-backed militant gr