The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon began on Wednesday morning, a day after Israel carried out its most intense wave of airstrikes in Beirut since the start of the conflict, killing at least 42 people across the country.

Dozens of people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon this weekend, including 29 who died after an attack flattened a multi-story residential building in central Beirut, according to Lebanese officials.

Israeli strikes pummelled south Beirut on Monday, Lebanese official media said, and health authorities reported 31 people killed across the war-hit country, most of them in the south.Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli strikes killed at least 31 people on Monday.

The Israel Defense Forces continued its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza -- particularly in the north of the strip -- and in Lebanon, with Israeli attacks on targets nationwide including in the capital Beirut.

The Israeli security cabinet has voted to approve a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, potentially ending more than a year of cross-border skirmishes with Hezbollah and months of a full-scale war that has killed thousands.

Israel continues strikes across Lebanon -- including intense attacks in Beirut -- amid a major multi-national cease-fire push.

Beirut, Lebanon - Beginning to remove traces of Israeli raids on Beirut's southern suburbs.