Israel’s US ambassador on Friday confirmed a new ceasefire with Hezbollah. According to Lebanon’s health minister at least 47 people were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes before the truce took hold. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the Iranian proxy that it would “pay a heavy price” after four Israeli soldiers were killed in clashes. DW News spoke with DW correspondent Tania Krämer, Middle East analyst Siavush Randjbar-Daemi of the University of St Andrews, and Arash Azizi, a historian and lecturer at Yale University.
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