Israel shelled a border region in southern Lebanon on Friday, two Lebanese security sources said, after a blast occurred on the border fence, according to the Israeli army.

One of the security sources said the shelling followed an infiltration attempt from the Lebanese side of the border, while the Israeli army said it was responding to a blast that caused "light damage" to the border barrier.

French oil giant TotalEnergies has informed Lebanon’s Energy Ministry and the Lebanese Petroleum Administration that no gas was found in the first well that was drilled in Lebanon’s offshore Block 9, a media report said.

“Drilling in the well in Block 9 ended after only water was found at a depth of 3,900 meters, and accordingly there is no use from continuing the drilling to a depth of 4,200 meters,” LBCI television reported.

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat said Friday he did not rule out the possibility of a new Lebanese front, although he hopes that Hezbollah would not be dragged into war.

"I stand with every Lebanese citizen against any aggression," Jumblat told MTV.

Hezbollah on Friday said it would be "fully prepared" to join the Palestinians in the war against Israel when the time is right.

“We in Hezbollah are contributing to the confrontation and we’ll contribute to it within our vision and plan,” Hezbollah deputy chief Sheikh Naim Qassem told a pro-Palestinian rally in Beirut's southern suburbs.

Protests were staged after Friday prayers in Muslim communities around the world — including Lebanon, Tehran, Baghdad, and Jordan — condemning Israel’s attacks on Gaza and showing support for Palestinians in the wake of the deadly surprise attack launched in southern Israel by the militant group Hamas on Oct. 7.

Lebanese and Palestinians protested across Lebanon, in Beirut's downtown and in its southern suburb, in Tyre, Sidon, Tripoli and Bekaa, following afternoon prayers Friday, in support of Palestine.

Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who had arrived Thursday in the Lebanese capital Beirut, met Friday with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati.

Abdollahian was received by Hezbollah and Hamas among other pro-Iran groups. He is scheduled to meet Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri in Ain el-Tineh before heading to Damascus.

UNIFIL Head of Mission and Force Commander Aroldo Lázaro has issued a statement on the recent exchanges of fire along the Blue Line.

Cabinet convenes today, Thursday, to discuss the situation in Gaza, after a surprise attack by Hamas on Israel killed more than 1,200 people in Israeli towns and communities around the enclave.

Israel has launched a withering air campaign killing around 1,200 people in Gaza, as it announced a "complete siege" on the strip, cutting off water, fuel and electricity supplies.

Hezbollah has announced that it will help residents repair their homes in the southern towns that witnessed Israeli shelling in recent days.

“The brutal Israeli aggression against south Lebanon over the past days led to the damage of a number of homes, shops, cars and other properties, especially in the towns of al-Dhayra, Marwahin and Yarin,” Hezbollah said in a statement.

Former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat has asked U.S. president Joe Biden if "incinerating" the Palestinian people is acceptable, after the latter condemned Hamas' "brutality."

On the X platform, formerly known as Twitter, Biden compared Hamas to ISIS.