By Maayan Lubell, Maya Gebeily and Steven Scheer JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was ready to implement a ceasefire deal with Lebanon and would respond forcefully to any violation by Hezbollah,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will recommend his Cabinet adopt a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah.

Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed a ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia based in Lebanon, after weeks of negotiations with the US and other Western allies. The Israeli Prime Minister said, in a televised address on Tuesday, he would present the deal to his cabinet.

A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah appeared to be holding as residents returned toward southern Lebanon, despite warnings from the Israeli and Lebanese military that they stay away from certain areas.