A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be holding on Wednesday, as residents in cars heaped with belongings streamed back toward southern Lebanon despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese military that they stay away from certain areas.

If it holds, the ceasefire would end nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which escalated in mid-September. It could give some reprieve to the 1.2 million Lebanese displaced by the fighting and thousands of Israelis who fled their homes along the border with Lebanon.