Lebanon Fighting Eases After US-Iran Deal but Displaced Warned Not to Rush Home

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Israel Says Troops Will Stay In a written statement on Monday before Israel's drone strike, Hezbollah welcomed the U.S.-Iran deal, saying it had resulted in a comprehensive ceasefire including in Lebanon.
43% : Lebanon has suffered the deadliest spillover of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, with nearly 3,800 people killed and some 1.2 million people uprooted by an Israeli offensive against the Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which opened fire on Israel in support of Tehran on March 2. Pakistan, a key mediator between Tehran and Washington, announced that a deal was struck early on Monday local time that called for "the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon".
43% : A Hezbollah official told Reuters the group had not carried out any operations since the deal was announced, adding that its position on the ceasefire was linked to Israel adhering to it.
41% : The local and foreign security sources earlier said Israel had significantly reduced its attacks, though some artillery fire was reported in southern Lebanese towns and a drone was heard above Beirut and its southern suburbs.
37% : The Tehran-backed group warned Israel that it would not accept any attacks that violate Lebanon's sovereignty or target its people, and said Lebanon's inclusion in the agreement reflected Iran's commitment to ending the war.
37% : "Frankly, we are hesitant; Israel cannot be trusted," she said.
36% : Fighting in southern Lebanon eased on Monday after the U.S.-Iran deal to end the wider conflict was announced, but an Israeli drone strike killed one person and authorities warned displaced people not to rush home as Israel said it would keep troops in the south.
36% : The official, who declined to be named, added that Hezbollah rejects Israeli "freedom of movement" in Lebanon and said Iran delayed signing the deal with the U.S. to monitor Israel's adherence to the ceasefire in Lebanon.
36% : He did not mention Iran or Israel specifically.
28% : Israel's air force has heavily bombed some towns there over the last three months, and others closer to the frontier are still occupied by Israeli troops.
11% : Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, whose country is not a party to the U.S.-Iran deal, said Israel would not withdraw from security zones in southern Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, and that it would retaliate if Iran attacked Israel due to events in Lebanon.

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