The Israeli army said it intercepted rocket fire from Lebanon Thursday after clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians inside al-Aqsa Mosque -- Islam's third-holiest site -- drew warnings of retaliation from around the region.

Israel's army said it had "identified 34 rockets that were fired from Lebanese territory into Israeli territory" and that 25 were intercepted by Israeli air defenses.

The Internal Security Forces on Thursday announced foiling an attempt to use a drone to smuggle drugs into the central Roumieh Prison.

In a statement, the ISF said a drone was detected hovering over Roumieh’s convicts ward on March 31, which prompted the prison’s guards to seize it.

The Lebanese judiciary has received a French judicial writ summoning Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to an interrogation session in France on May 16, LBCI TV reported on Thursday.

In Lebanon, Judge Charbel Abu Samra postponed a Salameh interrogation session in a domestic probe against the governor to May 18, al-Jadeed television said.

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil has revealed that the Qatari delegation that visited Lebanon had stressed that Doha “has no candidates.”

Qatar rather supports “the idea of having a program and a roadmap,” Bassil said in an interview with al-Joumhouria newspaper, noting that “an integrated plan consists of a president, a premiers and a rescue plan.”

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri is satisfied with the outcome of Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh's visit to Paris, al-Akhbar newspaper reported Thursday.

The daily said that Franjieh had briefed Berri about his visit to France, over a phone call.

Hezbollah said Thursday it would support "all measures" Palestinian groups may take against Israel after clashes rocked Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque.

"Hezbollah forcefully denounces the assault carried out by the Israeli occupation forces against the Al-Aqsa mosque compound and its attacks on the faithful," Hezbollah said in a statement.

The Shiite Duo is still clinging to the presidential nomination of Marada Movement chief Suleiman Franjieh and sees him as the candidate who is “most capable” of managing this period, sources close to Hezbollah said.

Marada leader Suleiman Franjieh is so close to securing the 65 votes needed for his election as president, minister Ziad Makari said.

Makari added that what Franjieh cares about is to be elected with a national consensus.

Iran prefers to speed up its discussions with Saudi Arabia, especially regarding the Lebanese file, media reports said.

French judge Aude Buresi has postponed a session to announce the verdict in a case against Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh to May 23.

“The French judge was supposed to issue a verdict upholding the freezing order on Salameh’s properties and confiscated assets or acquitting him, in a lawsuit filed by the Gathering of the Victims of Fraudulent and Criminal Practices in Lebanon and French NGO Sherpa,” al-Akhbar newspaper said.