BEIRUT (Reuters) - A ceasefire deal agreed to by Lebanon and Israel expands the area expected to be free of Hezbollah's arms and spells out the Lebanese security forces entitled to carry weapons, sharpening language from prior U.N. resolutions on the matter in ways that appear to corner Hezbollah, diplomats and analysts said.

Hezbollah lawmaker Hassan Fadlallah said Wednesday the group was cooperating with the army's deployment across south Lebanon under the terms of a ceasefire with Israel, insisting "there will be no problem".

Lebanon's Hezbollah on Wednesday vowed to continue its resistance and support Palestinians, including fighters, a day after a ceasefire deal between the group and Israel was announced. In the first statement by Hezbollah's operations centre since the deal was announced,