Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect The agreement is based on the terms of UN Security Council resolution 1701, which ended the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, but was never fully implemented Israel: IDF to gradually withdraw to Blue Line over 60 days Hezbollah: To remove all fighters and weapons from south of Litani River Lebanon: Lebanese Army to deploy at least 5,000 troops to replace IDF and Hezbollah in south Lebanon. No foreign forces or supply of arms without consent of government U.S., France: To join existing tripartite mechanism between UNIFIL, Lebanon and Israel, which will be monitoring violations LEBANON ISRAEL UNIFIL ZONE 3 miles 5km Golan Heights (Israeli-occupied) Shebaa Farms Litani River Tyre Naqoura Bint Jbeil Nabatieh Marjayoun Safed Acre Nahariyya Qiryat Shemona LEBANON ISRAEL SYRIA Israeli evacuation zone Military zone closed by Israel Israeli advance as of Nov 27 Blue Line: Unofficial border between Israel and Lebanon Sources: Reuters, BBC, UNIFIL, ISW © GRAPHIC NEWS