By Laila Bassam and Thomas Suen BEIRUT/QASMIYEH, Lebanon, April 17 (Reuters) - People uprooted by the war in Lebanon began returning home on Friday, checking whether their houses were still standing,

A 10-day ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and agreed on by Lebanon and Israel started at midnight local time.

Israel's central bank governor hopes a swift resolution to the wars in Lebanon and Iran can ease a growth shock.

A 10-day ceasefire has just gone into effect in Lebanon. Iran has denied Trump's claims that it agreed to surrender its arsenal of enriched uranium. The Lebanese Army has reported early ceasefire violations by Israel,

Arms sales to Israel split Senate Democrats, as conflict in Iran, Lebanon and Gaza deepen divisions in the party.

Lebanon's President Aoun will not speak with Netanyahu for now, a senior Lebanese official told Fox News Digital, dealing a setback to Trump's push for direct contact with Israel.

Pakistan’s army chief is set to meet with Iranian officials in Tehran on Thursday in a bid to extend the ceasefire which paused almost seven weeks of war between Israel, the U.S. and Iran that have killed thousands of people and upended global markets by disrupting the flow of oil.

Oil prices fell after Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire following talks in Washington.