The U.S.-Iran deal to end the Middle East war was welcomed around the world but was received with skepticism and a measure of relief among ordinary people across the Middle East.
In Lebanon, displaced people prepared to return to homes they fled in the south of the country, despite Israeli ministers declaring that they do not feel bound by the agreement to halt their own offensive against Hezbollah.
At the Qasmiyeh bridge, gateway to the Tyre area that Israel has pounded in recent weeks, dozens of cars packed with mattresses and suitcases were passing through a Lebanese army checkpoint, passengers flashing victory signs.
Alaa Merahi, who was driving with his wife and children, said: "We're returning to our south, to the free land ... we can't do without the southern land."
Many expressed hope this would be a "final return" after hundreds of thousands of residents were repeatedly forced to flee Israeli bombings and evacuation orders.
