A U.S.-backed truce between Israel and Hezbollah raised hopes of an end to the yearlong conflict that forced over a million Lebanese people from their homes.

The agreement halts fighting between Israel and Hezbollah for 60 days, as negotiators aim to stop Lebanon’s deadliest war in decades.

Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday. U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking in Washington, called the agreement “good news.” Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday officially announced a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, bringing about the end of the deadliest conflict between the two parties in decades as his term in office comes to a close.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday touted a cease-fire deal between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah after more than a year of fighting between the two sides. In the Rose Garden, Biden said he’d spoken with the leaders of Lebanon and Israel this afternoon and that both governments agreed to the cease-fire beginning at 4 a.