Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea lashed out Monday at Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem, accusing him of bringing about the Israeli occupation of south Lebanon, after Qassem criticized the framework agreement with Israel.

Qassem on Sunday told supporters gathered in Dahieh to mark two years since the killing of longtime leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah that with the framework agreement, "the authorities are helping the Israeli-U.S. project instead of confronting it".

The Free Patriotic Movement on Sunday hit back at Hezbollah official Nawaf al-Moussawi after the latter criticized FPM chief Gebran Bassil over recent statements.

"We thought that a former MP and official like Nawaf al-Moussawi would be expected, first, to adhere to the limits of politeness and decency in expression, and second, to listen well and comprehend correctly before commenting erroneously," the FPM said.

The Israeli army said Sunday that it attacked infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah overnight in response to an explosive-laden drone launched towards its forces in the so-called security zone in south Lebanon.

Noting that the attack caused no injuries, the Israeli army said it responded by launching airstrikes against "Hezbollah targets" in several areas of southern Lebanon..

MP Hassan Fadlallah of Hezbollah on Friday snapped back at Free Patriotic Movement chief Gebran Bassil over recent remarks criticizing the Iran-backed group and the recent wars it has fought.

“Lebanon is in dire need today of honesty, loyalty, and words that unite rather than divide -- a national discourse free from incitement and deception. These qualities have been lost among many who disowned the most fundamental values of loyalty and allegiance to a single homeland, bargaining them away for the cheapest price,” Fadlallah said, apparently referring to Bassil.

President Joseph Aoun praised the army on Monday for defending all Lebanese, including those standing against it. "You defend all our people, even the very few who stand against our homeland and our state," he told army personnel.

"Your weapons are the only legitimate weapons — not by force, nor under anyone's guardianship, but by the trust of all the Lebanese in you and you alone," Aoun added, emphasizing that the people's trust "is the most important and powerful weapon."

MP Hassan Fadlallah on Friday announced that Hezbollah and the Amal Movement are not opposed to a “political solution” for south Lebanon.

"We are not warmongers; rather, these wars were imposed upon us because our destiny -- especially as the people of the South -- is to live next to this Zionist entity. Our people have endured a history rife with aggression, expansionist ambitions, and attempts to seize our villages and towns,” Fadlallah said.

Israeli strikes targeted Friday Bani Hayyan, a region between Kfartebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa, the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh and a valley between Froun and Ghandourieh, while artillery shelled Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, Mayfadoun, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Wadi al-Hujeir, Majdalzoun and the outskirts of Kfartebnit.

Later in the day, Israeli forces set several homes on fire in the southern border town of al-Khiam and carried out a massive detonation in Deir Seryan.

UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa (DSAME), Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren, concluded a two-day visit to Lebanon on September 23, the British embassy in Lebanon said.

Israeli forces carried out on Thursday a massive detonation around the city of Bint Jbeil.

Artillery shelled overnight into Thursday Beit Yahoun, Shaqra, Kounine, Hadatha and al-Mansouri, while strikes targeted Mayfadoun, al-Mansouri, Qantara, Wadi al-Hujair and Wadi Slouqi.

MP Hassan Fadlallah, a member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, stated Thursday that "the strength, steadfastness and sacrifices of the Resistance -- combined with the resilience of its people and the powerful regional equation shaped by the Islamic Republic of Iran -- are what will ultimately compel the Israeli enemy to withdraw from our land, enable our people to return, and facilitate the reconstruction of destroyed villages and towns."

"No matter how hard some may try to separate Lebanon from the region's situation, it is impossible to do so, as the issues are deeply interconnected," Fadlallah emphasized.