A cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah brokered by the U.S. and France took effect in Lebanon early Wednesday, raising hopes of ending more than a year of cross-border strikes and a full-scale war that has killed thousands.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday touted a cease-fire deal between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah after more than a year of fighting between the two sides. In the Rose Garden, Biden said he’d spoken with the leaders of Lebanon and Israel this afternoon and that both governments agreed to the cease-fire beginning at 4 a.

A cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah has brought calm to the countries’ border area, though reactions were varied from the many thousands displaced by the conflict on both sides.

Israel launched an offensive in Lebanon in mid-September following months of tit-for-tat border attacks sparked by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.

Israel approved a cease-fire proposal with Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet yesterday approved a cease-fire deal that would suspend fighting between Israel

The Israeli military said it had fired at people trying to return to certain areas on the second day of a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.

Biden plans new round of negotiations on Gaza truce after U.S. and France successfully broker cease-fire in Lebanon.