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.

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire is shifting the focus in the Middle East back to the war in the Gaza Strip, where any kind of pause in the fighting still seems a long way off. Mike Armstrong explains why some analysts believe the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire makes a deal between Israel and Hamas less likely;