President Joe Biden on Tuesday celebrated the acceptance of a ceasefire deal brokered by the United States to end the "devastating conflict" between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah after more than a year of fighting.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he was recommending that his Cabinet approve a ceasefire with Hezbollah to end hostilities in Lebanon but that Israel would "respond forcefully" to violations by the powerful Iran-backed militia.

A Hezbollah spokesperson told Newsweek the group is "strong in the field and with every day that passes we become stronger."