Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah reached a cease-fire deal on Tuesday, providing a path to end a war that's killed thousands of people since it was first ignited by the Israel-Hamas war.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he was ready to implement a cease-fire deal with Lebanon and would "respond forcefully to any violation" by Hezbollah. The proposal was pending endorsement of the full cabinet.

Israeli approval would pave the way for a cease-fire declaration by President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron, according to four senior Lebanese sources who spoke to Reuters on Monday.

Guns on the Israel-Lebanon border would go silent on Wednesday under the deal, Reuters reported.

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