We will end our live coverage of the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire here.

The ceasefire has held strong for the past four hours with no signs of violations so far since it came into effect at 4am local time (1pm AEDT).

Some displaced Lebanese are making their way back to southern Lebanon from cities like Sidon while others have arrived in Tyre.

There were scenes of joy and with many also expressing support for Hezbollah.

The agreed upon terms of the ceasefire are expected to unfold within the next 60 days, including the full withdrawal of the Israel military from southern Lebanon and the deployment of Lebanese Army. 

You can read through the blog to see how the ceasefire announcement, the hours leading up to the deadline and the time since unfolded.

Or take a look at what the ceasefire means and what the fighting beforehand achieved for Israel.

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Lebanon's army says it is preparing to deploy to the south of the country.

That was part of the ceasefire agreement which will see it regain control of the area which has been a Hezbollah stronghold.

The army also asked in a statement that residents of border villages delay returning home until the Israeli military withdraws.

Israel's troops are still present in the south and should withdraw within the next 60 days.

Reporting with Reuters

As Lebanese people flood the streets and some return to the south, many are waving Hezbollah flags, carrying photos of the late leader Hassan Nasrallah, and expressing support for the movement.

Rami Khouri, a senior fellow at the American University of Beirut, says the ceasefire was very much needed and will likely hold for days and weeks.

However, he says, it remains to be seen whether the fighting will resume because of the underlying tensions which caused this flare up in the conflict.

"This has been the pattern for the past 30 years or so," he said.

"We have to really look to the international monitors who are going to play a new role here more than the UN forces.

"The US and France are mentioned, others might join.

"[They] could really do a big service to everybody in the region and the world by being decisive and making sure both sides apply the terms of the agreement and that they as big powers, unlike in the past, that they treat both sides equally; the Palestinians, the Lebanese, the Israelis must all be treated with equal rights.

"And if this happens, better days may be ahead."

He said while the ceasefire devastated Hezbollah, the group is still an active capable force.

And that Israel was worried about the unprecedented capability of rockets reaching Tel Aviv.

"Otherwise the Israelis wouldn't accept a ceasefire," he said.

"The fact of Israel accepting the ceasefire is probably the most politically significant aspect of this conflict right now.

"Because Israel has the total support of the US, has massive military capabilities, and sophisticated ones as we saw with their electronic warfare and intelligence penetration. So, they could have just kept on fighting."

"But they couldn't keep fighting because Hezbollah in the south, on the ground, and through its missiles and drones, was attacking back and hurting Israel in different ways."

Lebanese people have started to arrive in Tyre, in southern Lebanon.

There were scenes of joy and happiness, with people driving into the town.

In the hours leading up to the start of the ceasefire, we reported Israeli air strikes targeted Lebanon's three northern border crossings with Syria for the first time, according to Lebanon's transport minister Ali Hamieh.

The strikes came moments after US President Joe Biden announced a ceasefire 

Mr Hamieh told Reuters it was not immediately clear whether the roads had been cut off as a result of the strikes. Israeli raids on Lebanon's eastern crossings in recent weeks had already sealed off those routes into Syria.

Syria's state news agency also reported four civilians and two soldiers were killed, and 12 people were wounded including children, women and workers in the Syrian Red Crescent.

The Red Crescent said earlier a volunteer was killed and another was injured in "the aggression that targeted Al-Dabousyeh and Al-Arida crossings … as they were performing their humanitarian duty of rescuing the wounded early on Wednesday."

The strike damaged several ambulances and work points, it added in a statement.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment. It has previously stated that it targets what it says are Iran-linked sites in Syria as part of a broader campaign to curb the influence of Iran and its ally Hezbollah in the region.

Reporting with Reuters

Iran has welcomed the ceasefire in Lebanon, the country's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement.

Reuters

Lebanese people are driving back to the south after weeks of displacement from Israeli strikes.

On their way, some are stopping in Sidon to buy essentials including bread and water.

Several plumes of smoke are still rising in Beirut's southern area of Dahieh after a night of heavy bombardment by Israel, live feeds show.

The BBC is also reporting that Israeli drones are still flying in many areas of Lebanon, but noting this appears to have been part of the final ceasefire agreement.

It's the break of dawn in Lebanon and the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel is entering its third hour.

So far, there has been no signs of violations from either side.

Bursts of gunfire could be heard across Beirut after the ceasefire took effect. However, it was not immediately clear if the shooting was celebratory, as gunfire had also been used to alert residents who may have missed evacuation warnings issued by Israel's military.

Streams of cars began heading to southern Lebanon after the ceasefire, according to Reuters witnesses.

The ceasefire promises to end a the conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that has killed thousands of people since it was ignited by the Gaza war last year.

Within the next 60 days the Israeli military must fully withdraw from southern Lebanon allowing for the Lebanese Army to deploy its troops.

This will also allow for Israeli citizens to be safely returned to the north of Israel.

Reporting with Reuters