Lebanese army to deploy to south before Israel withdraws: US official

A US senior administration official told reporters on Tuesday that the Israeli troop withdrawal stipulated in the ceasefire deal will not begin until the Lebanese army moves to the south of the country first. 

"Israeli troops will who are in occupying territory in Lebanon will hold their positions," the official told reporters.

"They will not withdraw, but a 60-day period will start in which the Lebanese military and security forces will begin their deployment towards the south. This is a process that cannot happen overnight or in several days, and therefore there is this period to prevent any vacuums from being formed, where as the Lebanese military deploys... the Israeli military will withdraw."