“They are banned from doing this by the United States, enough!!!” He said. The agreement between Lebanon and Israel has raised optimism that the parallel war between the US and Iran could be ending.While Trump says Lebanon and Israel will work toward a long-term agreement, the ceasefire leaves big questions. In particular, it does not demand Israel withdraw troops occupying parts of the south, where Israel’s Defense Minister said Israeli troops would continue to demolish houses he claimed were being used by Hezbollah. Iran-backed Hezbollah, which acts independently of the Lebanese state, has said it retains the “right to protest.”Late Friday, at least one person was killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said it was investigating the report.In Beirut’s Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs, hills of debris stood where apartment blocks once stood and the smell of death hung in the air. Ali Hamza said they found their homes intact, but people are still afraid to return.“It is impossible to live in these conditions, and with these smells. “Despite the difficulty of displacement, full return is now difficult.” He had collected school books from home: “We lost everything; we don’t want his school year to be ruined.” In Qasmiyeh, southern Lebanon, cars were driving on a temporary crossing over the Litani River that was hastily built after the ceasefire came into effect at midnight local time (2100 GMT). Israel destroyed all bridges over the Litani during the war, also blowing up a bridge at Qasmiyeh on Thursday.Hezbollah on Friday expressed a “cautious commitment” to the ceasefire, but said it must ensure that all Israeli hostilities stop and limit Israeli forces’ “freedom of movement” in Lebanon.reuters