Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel’s national security minister, also criticised the ceasefire deal, claiming it would not bring back safety to the residents of northern Israel. “The Lebanese army does not have the authority at all, and certainly not the ability to overcome Hezbollah,” he said.

A Hezbollah spokesperson told Newsweek the group is "strong in the field and with every day that passes we become stronger."

A U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon appears to be holding as Lebanese civilians stream back south to their homes.