The 14-month confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated into open war in the last two months, has resulted in 3,800 deaths and over 15,000 injuries in Lebanon.
Following the ceasefire announcement early on Wednesday morning local time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed victory. But has Hezbollah lost this war?
As early as dawn, just two hours after the ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel came into effect, thousands of displaced families, crammed into cars and vans, began their journey back to their destroyed villages in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley, and the southern suburbs of Beirut.
Enormous traffic jams formed on the coastal highway leading to southern Lebanon, on the road to the Bekaa, and in the streets connecting Beirut to its southern suburbs. ….more
