Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati confirmed on Wednesday Lebanon's commitment to strengthening the army's deployment in the south of the country after the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel, while at the same time calling on the Hebrew state to abide by the truce and withdraw its forces.

Mikati said after a government session that the Council of Ministers confirmed its commitment to its decision to "strengthen the deployment of the army and all security forces in the area south of the Litani River," demanding "the Israeli enemy's commitment to the ceasefire decision and withdrawal from all areas."

He expressed his hope that the truce would be "a new page in Lebanon (...) leading to the election of a president of the republic."

"On this day, the reconstruction process and the deployment of the army on which we depend begin," he said.

The caretaker Prime Minister expressed his "thanks to all friendly countries that contributed to stopping the ordeal of killing and displacement."