Lebanese lose hope as ceasefires fail to cease fire

Hezbollah resumed its rocket fire days after Israel and the United States launched their surprise attack on Iran on Feb. 28. Before then, Israel had regularly carried out strikes in Lebanon against what it said were militant targets, often killing civilians, despite an earlier truce reached in 2024.

In the southern city of Sidon, many residents reacted to the ceasefire announcement with skepticism, saying previous agreements had failed to stop the violence.

"Every few days a ceasefire is announced, but people keep getting killed," said Mayada Hijazi.

"It's all talk and no action," said Salah Nassab. "We keep going back to our homes and then we get displaced again, back and forth. We're very tired."

In the latest fighting, Israeli troops have pushed further into southern Lebanon than at any time since the end of Israel's 1982-2000 occupation. It now occupies around a fifth of the country.

More than 3,500 people have been killed in Lebanon and over 1.2 million have been displaced. The fighting has killed 27 Israeli soldiers and three civilians.