John Bolton, former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., told the Washington Examiner he believes the likelihood that the new ceasefire deal, set to last for 60 days, will improve upon the agreement enacted in 2006 is "effectively zero.

A ceasefire deal that could end more than a year of cross-border fighting between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group won backing from Israeli leaders.

International pressure is on Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Najib Mikati, Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, to maintain the peace