From New York, this is Democracy Now.

I just spoke with the Prime Minister of Israel and Lebanon.

I'm pleased to announce that their governments have accepted the United States' proposal

to end the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Thousands of displaced residents of southern Lebanon are returning home to find scenes of devastation

after a ceasefire came into effect earlier today.

We'll get the latest, then speak to Israeli journalists Gidun Levy of the Israeli newspaper Haares,

which has just been sanctioned by the Israeli government as they cut off all communication with the

Israeli paper. We'll also speak to ACLU attorney Chase Strangio.

Next week, he'll become the first openly trans attorney to argue before the Supreme Court.

We'll talk about the case and congressional Republican attacks on Sarah McBride after she was elected as the first openly trans member of Congress.

All that and more coming up.

Welcome to Democracy Now. Democracy Now.org, the War and Peace Report. I'm Amy Goodman.

A ceasefire between Israel and

Hezbollah has begun. Under the deal, Israel will withdraw troops from South Lebanon over a

60-day period with Hezbollah moving its fighters and weapons to north of the Latani River.

Lebanese troops plan to deploy to the south, which has been largely destroyed by 14 months of Israeli attacks.

In a joint statement, the U.S. and France said, quote, this announcement will create the conditions to restore lasting calm and allow residents in both countries to return safely to their homes, unquote.

Thousands of displaced residents of South Lebanon are returning home to find scenes of devastation.

On Tuesday, Israel kept bombing the region as well as Beirut until just before the ceasefire

took effect.

Over the past 14 months, Israel's killed over 3,800 people in Lebanon displaced more than

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