Thousands of Lebanese people displaced from their homes in southern areas of the country as a result of Israeli aggression are returning to their homes after a ceasefire between the Israeli regime and the Arab country took effect.

On Wednesday, the day when the agreement took effect, Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network said the refugees were on their way back, despite so-called warnings by the Israeli military that they had to stay away from the southern areas.

The capital Beirut, meanwhile, played host to jubilant crowds and celebratory gunfire.

The network said Israeli spy drones had also left the capital’s airspace, but the Israeli military alleged that its forces had remained on the border areas between Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories.

Other reports confirmed the refugees’ return, saying hundreds of cars had made their way into southern Lebanon.

Various regional resistance factions have hailed the development and emergence of the agreement as a victory for the regional Axis of Resistance.

Earlier in the day, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had backed a ceasefire deal after convening his "security cabinet" to discuss the relevant proposal that had been put forward by the United States and France.