Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.

A ceasefire following more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has come into effect. It began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, putting an at-least temporary end to nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.

Israel and Lebanese-militant group Hezbollah have agreed to a US-backed ceasefire, marking a major breakthrough in the devastating conflict that has gripped the Middle East. For more than a year, near-daily rocket fire,