Hizbullah lauded Friday the "heroic" attack by a Palestinian gunman who shot dead two people and wounded several more in Tel Aviv.

"The attack has shown the weakness and the fragility of the Zionist entity," Hizbullah said in a statement.

The United States has welcomed the staff-level agreement reached Thursday between the government of Lebanon and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), commending the “hard work” of the IMF delegation and the Lebanese ministerial team.

“Lebanon has committed to an ambitious and comprehensive reform program, including key prior actions to reform its banking sector, improve transparency, and beginning the path toward debt sustainability. We urge the quick passage of the required legislation and implementation of all prior actions,” the U.S. Embassy in Beirut said in a statement.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi met Friday with President Michel Aoun who assured him that the government is ready to submit the IMF-required draft laws to Parliament.

Al-Rahi urged the Lebanese for a heavy turnout in the upcoming parliamentary elections, adding that "voting is a duty."

Yemen's Foreign Ministry announced Friday the return of its ambassador to Lebanon.

The ministry said it took the decision as Lebanon vowed to "stop all aggressive activities and practices that are detrimental to Arab countries."

MTV said Friday it has filed a lawsuit against Mount Lebanon Prosecutor Judge Ghada Aoun accusing her of slandering the TV channel.

"Judge Aoun is not respecting the confidentiality of investigations," MTV's lawyer Mark Habaka said, adding that the suit aims at banning the judge's tweets.

Saudi Arabia announced Thursday it was sending back its ambassador to Lebanon, five months after a row erupted over the Riyadh-led military intervention in Yemen.

The foreign ministry "announces the return of the ambassador... to the sisterly Republic of Lebanon," read a statement carried by Saudi state media.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati stressed Thursday that “major hopes” are pinned on the upcoming parliamentary elections, adding that “it will be the first practical translation of the orientations of the people who rebelled in squares” in 2019, “especially the young generation.”

Interior Minister Bassam al-Mawlawi on Thursday reassured that “no security incidents” can affect the upcoming parliamentary elections, days after two people were killed and three others were wounded in an armed clash between two families in Tripoli.

“The motives behind the Tripoli incidents were familial and no security incidents can affect the elections,” Mawlawi announced after an emergency meeting for the Central Security Council.

President Michel Aoun on Thursday signed a law adopted by parliament for including the expenses of the May 15 parliamentary polls in the 2022 state budget, the Presidency said.

Separately, Aoun met in Baabda with the head of the European Union Election Observation Mission Lebanon 2022, Gyorgy Holvenyi, and reassured him that “all measures have been taken in order to hold the elections on time, in an atmosphere of freedom, democracy and transparency.”

The head of the European Union Election Observation Mission Lebanon 2022, Gyorgy Holvenyi, met Thursday in Baabda with President Michel Aoun and announced that around 200 observers will monitor Lebanon’s May 15 parliamentary elections in a professional, transparent and impartial manner, the Lebanese Presidency said.

In a tweet, Holvenyi said he met with Aoun to “explain about the Mission and its work in fostering confidence and reinforcing the democratic process in the country.”