The day after it helped broker a ceasefire deal between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, the French government on Wednesday said it believes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has immunity from an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Donald Trump has put together a Mideast team charged with building on his first terms successes. But in a region shaken by the war in Gaza, can the deal-making president achieve a historic peace agreement with a pro-Israel team?

It seems France will not arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, with the French foreign minister saying Israel's prime minister has immunity.

Hezbollah has emerged from its war with Israel leaderless and weak, no longer the force that Iran has depended on. Will Israel seek to take advantage of Tehrans vulnerability?

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has taken effect and appears to be holding as people return to their homes in Lebanon. CBS News national security contributor Samantha Vinograd has a look at the implementation of the agreement.

On Wednesday's Front Page: Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah forces have agreed to a ceasefire of fighting along the Lebanon border, a congressional commission is urging the federal government to establish a Manhattan Project-like AI program, and more.

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Israel and Hezbollah were exchanging heavy fire until moments before theceasefire began. President Biden said the U.S. and France helped broker the agreement that halts the deadly war in Lebanon. During the ceasefire, Israel must withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah must retreat north of the Litani River.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect early Wednesday morning, after the Israeli and Lebanese governments approved a U.S. proposal to halt the fighting in a truce that President Biden called a permanent cessation of hostilities. Ahead of the ceasefire deadline, 4 a.m. local time, Israel and Hezbollah traded intensive rounds of back-and-forth of...

The French foreign ministry suggested Netanyahu may have immunity from arrest because Israel isnt a signatory of the courts founding treaty.

Border regions charred, Beirut bombarded and northern Israel empty as ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah commences.

As Israel and Hezbollah cease fire after a year, President Biden says Palestinians in war-torn Gaza also "deserve an end of the fighting and displacement."

The Issue: The International Criminal Courts arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The recent decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants against Israeli leaders, while seemingly a step toward justice, starkly reveals the ICCs limitations and biases (Bibi blasts court, Nov. 23). This action, while it might appease some international...

As a ceasefire deal is reached in Lebanon, the Israeli military continues to scale up attacks across Gaza.

The people of Bar Elias say it is their moral duty to host newcomers uprooted by Israel's invasion.

JERUSALEM (AP) For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago.But for Palestinians in Gaza and families of hostages held in the territ...

JERUSALEM (AP) For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago.But for Palestinians in Gaza and families of hostages held in the territ...