A ceasefire following more than a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon has come into effect. It began at 04:00 local time (02:00 GMT) on Wednesday, putting an at-least temporary end to nearly 14 months of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group.

Israel and Lebanese-militant group Hezbollah have agreed to a US-backed ceasefire, marking a major breakthrough in the devastating conflict that has gripped the Middle East. For more than a year, near-daily rocket fire,