International pressure is on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, to maintain the peace

A ceasefire deal that could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group won backing from Israeli leaders.

Raja’a is a displaced 63-year-old widow from south Lebanon who has been praying for a ceasefire deal to end the devastating war between Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah and Israel. To date, the conflict has killed thousands and caused over 1 million Lebanese to flee their homes.