AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe governments of Israel and Lebanon said today that they had agreed to a 10-day cease-fire. The truce was designed to pause fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, potentially removing a major hurdle in the broader peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.The cease-fire went into effect at 5 p.m. Eastern, according to President Trump, who announced the deal. He also said he would invite the leaders of Israel and Lebanon to the White House for peace talks. However, it is still too soon to know if the truce will hold. The Lebanese government does not control Hezbollah, and Israel and Hezbollah had continued to trade strikes earlier this afternoon.One point of contention could be Israel’s plans to keep its troops in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah said in a statement that the cease-fire must not allow Israeli forces “any freedom of movement,” without directly saying whether the group planned to abide by the truce.Iran has described peace in Lebanon as a crucial part of any long-term deal with the U.S. This afternoon, Trump seemed optimistic. He said that the next in-person negotiations could occur this weekend, and that he might travel to Pakistan if a deal were signed there.For more:Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth renewed U.S. threats to attack Iran’s power plants and other energy sites if its leaders did not agree to a peace deal.Despite the cease-fire, Iran’s hackers have remained active on the digital battlefield.Stocks may be soaring again, but the war has strained the U.S. economy in other ways.Look at how traffic has changed through the Strait of Hormuz.ImageCredit...Marco Hernandez/The New York TimesAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT