Sometimes peace arrives in small steps that barely make a sound, yet they often carry more weight than another round of airstrikes.
After years of conflict, Israel has agreed to withdraw from two positions in southern Lebanon and hand them over to the Lebanese military under a new agreement brokered alongside the United States.
It is being presented as the opening move toward something much bigger, although the region has heard enough promises to know that every handshake still travels with a shadow.
Lebanon says the deal marks the first step toward restoring its sovereignty, while Israel describes the withdrawal as leaving positions its military no longer needs.
Washington has called it the beginning of a broader journey toward peace, and that journey will not be easy because decades of mistrust do not disappear after four days of negotiations.
Still, in a region where every ceasefire usually comes with an expiry date, even a cautious step forward now feels like a headline worth watching rather than another promise waiting for the next explosion.
