For more than a year, Hizbullah insisted it would not stop fighting Israel until Israel stopped fighting in Gaza. Israel has now broken the link between the two fronts. That will take some of the pressure off its overstretched army. By ending one war, Mr Netanyahu may make it easier to continue the other. ■

A ceasefire agreement brokered by the United States between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah has sparked cautious optimism, signaling an end to a year-long conflict that has devastated both nations. The deal,