Lebanon — After seventy-two hours of continuous ceasefire, the southern port city of Sidon was looking completely transformed on Tuesday (23 June). Shops were open and the trademark traffic jams were being exacerbated by the continuous flow of vehicles — returning refugees further south. While no one here trusts the Israelis to abide by agreements, there was a cautious optimism as the dynamic had dramatically changed since previous accords signed in 2024. That truce had been violated by the IDF on over fifteen thousand separate occasions — ranging from minor acts, like incursions into Lebanese airspace by drones and jets, to…