Israel continues strikes across Lebanon -- including intense attacks in Beirut -- amid a major multi-national cease-fire push.

As it turns out, it’s possible to make peace in the Middle East as well as war: President Biden has announced that both Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a cease-fire, and Israel’s cabinet members have approved the plan. A truce seems tantalizingly close.

A ceasefire deal that could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group won backing from Israeli leaders