Hezbollah launched an attack on Israel the day after Hamas invaded on Oct. 7, 2023. Fighting has intensified in recent months.

The president’s appeal comes as a cease-fire in Gaza has proved far more elusive than a deal between Israel and its northern adversary.

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.