Gaza After decades of quietly dominating south Lebanon’s border towns militarily, Hezbollah is now paving the way for the country’s army to take control, sources within the group and security forces have confirmed.

Israel said the ceasefire was violated after what it called suspects, some in vehicles, arrived at several areas in the southern zone.

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, Biden said.