Deadly strike on UN forces in Lebanon raises pressure on Hezbollah

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : Israel and Lebanon agreed a "cessation of hostilities" on April 16 at 2100 GMT for an initial period of 10 days to enable peace negotiations between the two countries, according to a text of the deal released by the US State Department.
43% : Israel's Army Radio military correspondent reported that an initial inquiry found he had been wounded by an explosive device that was likely to have been planted before the ceasefire.
36% : Three other members of the United Nations' UNIFIL peacekeeping mission were injured, UNIFIL said, two of them seriously.
36% : United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also condemned the attack in Lebanon and urged all parties to "respect the cessation of hostilities and the ceasefire.
36% : The deal does not require Israel to withdraw from southern Lebanon, where Israeli troops have been destroying villages and infrastructure after ordering residents south of the Litani River to flee.

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