Cabinet will hold a session at 3:00 PM Thursday at the Presidential Palace to discuss a number of vital issues covering financial, judicial and administrative matters.

The agenda also includes a request from the Ministry of Justice to refer the case of explosives seized in Dahr al-Baidar, as well as those seized in the al-Qasr area, to the Judicial Council – the country’s highest criminal court that deals with national security issues.

Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that "stability and protecting the country are everyone's responsibility," calling on "all parties" to stop everything that would increase tension and deepen internal divisions.

Commenting on recent sectarian tensions, he told al-Akhbar newspaper: "Is it reasonable for matters to reach the point of preventing a Lebanese from buying property in a Lebanese region because of his sectarian background?"

President Joseph Aoun warned Wednesday that “the trajectory of wars always differs from what both sides expect,” cautioning that “war can only end through negotiation and dialogue, whereas its continuation leads to further destruction, casualties and bloodshed.”

"The primary objective of negotiations is to achieve the Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories, secure the release of captives, ensure the return of displaced persons, rebuild, and deploy the army across all Lebanese territory. There is no disagreement in Lebanon regarding these goals; rather, the difference lies in the approach and method of achieving them,” the president said during a meeting in Baabda with a delegation from the Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church, led by Patriarch John X Yazigi.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israel is “committed” to bringing down the Iranian regime, which will in turn topple Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Speaking at the newly-built Tel Hai University in Kiryat Shmona, next to the Lebanese border, Netanyahu said while the Israeli army has made major progress in pushing back Hezbollah, he is “committed to finishing the job.”

The Lebanese Army has accused the Israeli army of voicing “false claims” regarding the Lebanese military's operations in the area south of the Litani River in an attempt to “cast doubt on its ability to carry out its assigned tasks.”

Israeli Army Arabic-language spokesperson Lt. Col. Ella Waweya had released footage on Tuesday on the X platform allegedly showing Hezbollah operatives loading weapons onto a truck in order to move them from a site in the southern town of Kafra. She accused the Lebanese Army of failing to clear south Lebanon of Hezbollah's arms and of coordinating with Hezbollah to help them move their weapons out of the Kafra site.

Two Israeli strikes targeted Tuesday the southern town of Kfartebnit, while artillery shelled overnight al-Mansouri and Wadi Zebqine.

Israeli forces also carried out overnight a massive detonation in al-Khiam.

Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy on Tuesday toured south Lebanon, accompanied by Lebanon’s Minister of Social Affairs, Haneen Sayed.

He visited the Benoit Barakat Barracks in the city of Tyre, where he met with the Commander of the South Litani Sector, Brigadier General Nicolas Tabet, and senior Lebanese Army officers.

Israeli Army Arabic-language spokesperson Lt. Col. Ella Waweya released footage on Tuesday on the X platform allegedly showing Hezbollah operatives loading weapons onto a truck in an attempt to move them from a site in southern Lebanon.

Waweya accused the Lebanese Army of failing to clear southern Lebanon of Hezbollah's arms and of coordinating on occasion with Hezbollah to help them move their weapons.

President Joseph Aoun stressed during a security meeting in Baabda on Monday the necessity of “strictly enforcing laws, preventing armed appearances, confiscating weapons and ammunition, expediting investigations, and referring violators to the competent judiciary to take the necessary action.”

He also emphasized that the current phase requires meticulous monitoring of the situation and taking essential proactive measures, in addition to “preventing any exploitation of the economic situation to turn it into a breach of security.”

The Lebanese government continues to make progress in combatting human trafficking but remains on Tier 2 in the latest global assessment by the U.S. Department of State.

According to the Department of State report, state capacity to implement anti-trafficking policies was heavily strained by the recent war between Israel and Hezbollah, which displaced over one million people and triggered a massive humanitarian crisis.