As an uneasy truce between Israel and Hezbollah offers the Lebanese a desperately needed reprieve, Palestinians in Gaza feel abandoned, even as the US pushes for a renewed effort to end the fighting in the enclave.

Plus, the FBI is investigating bomb threats targeting several Connecticut Democrats following a week of swatting aimed at President-elect Trump's planned adminisration.

Hostage families are pushing the Biden administration and the Trump transition team to help secure the release of their loved ones.

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.