A number of Hezbollah MPs have lashed out at Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji, who is close to the Lebanese Forces, over his latest remarks on Hezbollah and its weapons.

A Shilka-type shell fired from Syria landed in the Akkar town of al-Dawseh, wounding a Lebanese man, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported on Thursday, without elaborating on who might have fired it.

An Iraqi official speaking on condition of anonymity has told The Associated Press that the U.S. and Israel are not opposed to the release of Lebanese prisoners held in Israel as part of a deal for the release of Russian-Israeli researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is held in Iraq by the Iran-backed Kataeb Hezbollah group.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has told the Wall Street Journal that the Lebanese government has achieved 80% of its objectives in taking control of country’s south.

The November 2024 ceasefire ended more than a year of fighting, including some two months of open war, between Israel and Hezbollah.

An Israeli army official has said that the Lebanese Army has been “way more effective than expected” in removing Hezbollah’s arms, adding that the Israeli army is “pleased by this trend.”

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said Israel has managed to create “a new situation in Lebanon” through its latest war on Hezbollah.

U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for the Middle East Morgan Ortagus has lauded Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s latest remarks on Hezbollah’s arms, a media report said on Wednesday.

The third annual Ambassador For A Day competition celebrates the potential of Lebanon's youth as it gives young girls the opportunity to shadow heads of diplomatic missions for one day.

On Tuesday, the British, Canadian and Jordanian embassies jointly hosted a reception to celebrate the thirty winners, from across various regions and backgrounds in Lebanon, of this year’s “Ambassador For A Day” competition. Each winner will spend one day shadowing an Ambassador, Senior U.N. or Lebanese official. This promises to be an unforgettable opportunity to build confidence, leadership, and diplomatic skills.

Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has said that Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem “can say what he wants” about the so-called “army-people-resistance” equation but added that “the Lebanese people no longer want this outdated equation.”

An Israeli drone tried to target a car in the southern town of al-Abbasiyeh but the missile failed to explode, media reports said, as the Health Ministry said one person was wounded in the botched strike.