Following decades of conflict, Israel and Lebanon have reached an agreement to hold direct ceasefire talks. These talks aim to curb the ongoing violence in southern Lebanon.

Israel and Lebanon have agreed to hold direct ceasefire talks for the first time in decades in a bid to halt the violence in southern Lebanon. <p>Israel and Lebanon have agreed to hold direct ceasefire talks for the first time in decades in a bid to halt the violence in southern Lebanon.</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5779758" />