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Today, a fragile peace takes hold in Lebanon.

More than a year of bombardment by the Israeli military

has forcibly displaced 1.2 million people, mostly from

southern Lebanon. Many of them are now returning to their homes.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah is supposed to end over a year of violence.

But how likely is it to stick? And what does it mean for Gaza?

I'm Ali Gabilal, and this is the take.

It's been an unpredictable last few days in Lebanon.

Israeli strikes in the heart of Beirut and across Lebanon.

A violent curtain razor to an announcement from Washington on a ceasefire agreement.

After months of all-out conflict, a ceasefire appears to be holding.

As dawn broke, people who've been displaced by months of Israeli attacks were already beginning to return home.

And my guest today has been living it.

I'm Justin Salhani. I'm a freelance journalist and I'm based in Beirut.

I spoke with Justin on Wednesday evening his time, the day after Israel and Haswalah had agreed to a ceasefire.

I'm cautiously optimistic. There's a lot of doubters. A lot of people are doubting that it will hold.

I think there's not a lot of trust in the Israelis to hold on to this, especially considering, you know, what we've seen in Gaza for the last 14 months.

Justin, welcome back to the take.

I know that you had been hearing about the possibility of a ceasefire between Hezbollah

and Israel for a while.

And finally, on Tuesday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the ceasefire

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