The Lebanese Army is tasked with ensuring that Hezbollah abides by the cease-fire. It has failed at that task before.

The Israeli military carried out air strikes in Lebanon Saturday against Hezbollah activities that it said “posed a threat”, days into a fragile ceasefire between it and the Iran-backed group. The army said it had also struck “military infrastructure” on the Syria-Lebanon border,

The cease-fire deal calls on Lebanon’s army and U.N. peacekeepers (UNIFIL) to keep Hezbollah away from Israel’s border.

The ceasefire agreement signed with Israel calls for the Lebanese Armed Forces to deploy 10,000 soldiers in southern Lebanon. A plan to reinforce the LAF in the region is under discussion with Beirut's Western allies.

Lebanon's parliament has renewed the term of army chief Joseph Aoun, who is seen as a potential presidential candidate in next year's vote.

The cease-fire deal is set to stop fighting for 60 days between Israel and Hezbollah. Regional neighbors hope it will lead to a wider de-escalation.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said Fridayhis Iran-backed militant group will coordinate with the Lebanese Army to implement the U.S. led cease-fire agreement that ended almost 14 months of conflict with Israel.

Lebanese Defense Minister Maurice Sleem said Wednesday that the army will redeploy to areas from the Israeli army withdraws in south Lebanon. A cease-fire agreement took effect early Wednesday to end over 14 months of fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah group.

The readiness of Lebanon’s army is a matter of growing urgency as the Biden administration makes a new push for an end to the war between Israel and Hezbollah.

Al Jazeera ExclusiveAMOS HOCHSTEIN: "This ceasefire is a permanent ceasefire.”Lebanon’s army is entrusted with making sure a ceasefire with Israel lasts. It has started to deploy additional troops south of the Litani river,