Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has denied a media report published by U.S. news portal Axios about the presence of an alleged “quiet understanding” between Israel, Lebanon and the U.S. over Israel’s continued military presence in five posts in south Lebanon.

An agreement has been reached to name Major General Rudolph Haykal as army commander, while the rest of the security appointments will be completed next week, a governmental source told al-Joumhouria newspaper.

President Joseph Aoun held a meeting Thursday with Prime Minister Nawaf Salam at the Baabda Palace ahead of cabinet’s first session after winning parliament’s confidence.

To mark International Women’s Day, the Embassies of the United Kingdom, Canada and Jordan are collaborating on the ‘Ambassador for a Day’ (AFAD) competition for the third year.

Ambassador for a Day is a national essay competition for girls between 15-18 years of age. Each AFAD winner will get to shadow an Ambassador or senior U.N. Official in Lebanon for one day, to see first-hand how girls can become leaders and advocates for change. This promises to be an unforgettable opportunity to build skills in diplomacy, confidence, and leadership.

Hezbollah would support a strong, just and sovereign state, Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said Wednesday, calling on the state to start taking its war and peace decisions.

"What is the state waiting for?" Fadlallah asked. "The enemy is known, our land is occupied, and the attacks from the south to the east are ongoing." He added that Hezbollah does not want war but wants the state to liberate the land and stop the Israeli violations, as it has vowed to do, "whether through diplomacy or any other means."

A new Central Bank governor will be named before the end of March to “secure the continuity of work at the bank,” Finance Minister Yassine Jaber has confirmed.

The Israeli army fired machine guns Wednesday from the Israeli post of al-Assi in northern Israel toward two areas in the southern border town of Mays al-Jabal, which was largely destroyed during the latest war between Israel and Hezbollah, Lebanon’s National News Agency said.

President Joseph Aoun told the extraordinary Arab League summit in Cairo that Israel is still occupying Lebanese land and incarcerating Lebanese detainees.

Lebanese official media said two people were wounded Wednesday when Israeli drones struck a vehicle in the south, a day after a deadly raid and despite an Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.

"Israeli drones carried out more than one strike on a vehicle in Ras al-Naqoura, near a rubbish dump" south of a United Nations peacekeeping position, the National News Agency (NNA) said.

Israel's military said it killed a Hezbollah navy commander in an air strike Tuesday in south Lebanon, accusing the slain militant of violating the November ceasefire.

The Israeli air force "struck and eliminated" Khodor Saeed Hashem, a naval unit commander for the Lebanese armed group, near the town of Qana, a military statement said.