Beirut’s airport witnessed controversy on Thursday during the arrival of pro-Hezbollah passengers who were stranded in Iran for several days after Lebanon banned the landing of two Iranian flights following reported Israeli threats and U.S. warnings.

President Joseph Aoun stressed Wednesday to U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz the need to “end Israel’s occupation of the remaining points” in south Lebanon and to “continue implementing the Nov. 27, 2024 agreement to guarantee boosting stability in the South and enforcing Resolution 1701.”

President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that he supports “the freedom of peaceful expression,” but stressed that “the violations that occurred days ago, such as the blocking of roads and attacks on the army and citizens, are unacceptable practices and will not be repeated.”

Lebanese official media said Israel struck a vehicle in the south on Wednesday, killing one person -- the first death since Israeli troops withdrew from most of the border area a day earlier.

"An enemy drone struck a vehicle... in the town of Aita al-Shaab," near the southern border, the official National News agency said, reporting one person was killed.

Lebanese troops deployed Tuesday in the main square of the southern border town of Kfar Kila, as a military bulldozer removed rubble from the street.

President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday Lebanon was in contact with Washington and Paris, which helped broker an Israel-Hezbollah truce, to press Israel to complete its withdrawal from the country after the deadline passed.

President Joseph Aoun stressed Tuesday that “there is no siege on the Shiite sect as some are promoting” and that “the measures taken against Iranian airlines are linked to the (international) sanctions imposed on them.”

Lebanon’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced Tuesday that flights from and to Beirut’s Rafik Hariri International Airport will be suspended from 12pm to 4pm Sunday, during the funeral of slain Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar claimed Tuesday that “Iran is exerting huge efforts to restore Hezbollah through offering financial aid.”

A statement issued Tuesday by President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said “Lebanon has the right to use all means” to secure Israel's full withdrawal from south Lebanon, after Israeli forces withdrew from southern border towns but retained five strategic hills near the frontier.