Israeli fire kills 2 in south Lebanon despite ceasefire

Calm returns to southern Lebanon as truce halts strikes and shelling

An Israeli drone buzzed over Beirut.

In Metula, Israel's northernmost town, residents greet the latest ceasefire announcement with skepticism after months of continued fighting.

Israel and Hezbollah appeared to maintain a tense cease-fire in Lebanon for a second day on Monday, as mediators in the U.S.-Iran talks announced a mechanism aimed at ensuring the truce holds, and Israeli troops operated under new orders designed to lower the risk of flare-ups.