Despite it being heralded as "the beginning of the beginning" of peace between Israel and Lebanon by the US' top diplomat Marco Rubio, the framework that's meant to end hostilities has been greeted with much skepticism.
Fighting between Lebanese group Hezbollah and neighboring Israel has displaced over a million people in Lebanon as the Israeli military has taken over a so-called "security buffer zone." Irael says it wants to protect its own citizens living near the border in northern Israel from Hezbollah attacks.
The latest fighting between the two belligerents, who have been opposed to one another for decades, began early March after Iran-aligned Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel, in retaliation for Israel's assassination of Iranian leader Ali Khamenei.
And since March, Israeli attacks have killed over 4,000 Lebanese and injured over 12,000. It is thought that at least 34 Israeli soldiers have been killed in the fighting.
The Israeli military has caused millions worth of damage in southern Lebanon to make way for a 'security buffer zone'Image: Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS
