Anger and distrust among displaced Israelis at ceasefire deal

 Anger and distrust among displaced Israelis at ceasefire deal

Image source,EPA

Image caption,

People are afraid to return to their homes in northern Israel

Benjamin Netanyahu presented the ceasefire deal in the context of what he said were Israel’s “unprecedented achievements” over the past year of a seven-front war.

He said Israel had set Hezbollah back “tens of years” and that it was not the same group it had been before.

There was a lot of focus on Israel’s strength in doing what it believed needed to be done - in Gaza, in Lebanon and elsewhere - despite international opposition.

And there was a lot of justification for the ceasefire too - it would allow Israel to “concentrate on the Iranian threat”, Netanyahu said, emphasising that his country would retain full military freedom to counter any new Hezbollah threat.

Israel’s army said on Tuesday it had hit 180 targets in Lebanon in the past 24 hours. Here on the Israeli side of the border, there have been constant warnings of rocket barrages and drone attacks from Lebanon.

Neither side wants this ceasefire deal to be seen as surrender.

THIS AND MORE UPDATES AT: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3m4n4lmrko