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Long-displaced residents of south Lebanon started returning to their homes amid celebrations hours after a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group took effect early on Wednesday morning. The ceasefire has brought relief across the tiny Mediterranean nation, coming after days of some of the most intense airstrikes and clashes since the war began, though many wondered if the agreement to stop fighting would hold.

A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah held yesterday after the two sides struck a deal brokered by the US and France, but Israel warned local residents not to return to the border area yet or approach its troops.

As quickly as they fled, people across Lebanon yesterday strapped belongings atop cars and headed home, uncertain what awaited them in their towns or villages.