Resolution 1701 promised many of the same objectives we are hearing today: the Lebanese government would exercise sovereignty over its territory, etc. On paper, it sounded convincing.

Israel and Lebanon signed a US-brokered framework agreement outlining pilot Israeli withdrawals, Lebanese army deployment and mutual recognition of sovereignty; The US will…

It's a breakthrough, but it's unclear how much it will matter.

The agreement signed in Washington is a first step towards a wider agreement to end the ongoing war