According to Lebanese officials, more than 3,700 people have been killed by Israel's intense bombing campaign, many of them civilians. On the Israeli side, over 130 people have been killed, local reports say.

This is what we know about the ceasefire from the agreement itself and official briefings. US President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday night that it was "designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities”.

The ceasefire stipulates that Hezbollah will withdraw from areas south of the Litani river, which runs some 30 km (20 miles) north of the border with Israel.