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During discussions with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, President Emmanuel Macron emphasized that Beirut must implement economic reforms before an aid conference can be organized to support Lebanon's reconstruction.

US Special Envoy Tom Barrack has proposed a plan to Lebanon’s top officials that would see the full disarmament of Hezbollah within four months. In return, Israel would halt its strikes and withdraw its forces from positions it still occupies in southern Lebanon.

The U.N. has warned that war-torn Lebanon's at "a turning point" and must make urgent and immediate recovery efforts to avoid prolonging a six-year crisis.

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has reminded that during his latest visit to Beirut, he stated that Hezbollah is “an issue that must be resolved by the Lebanese themselves,” reaffirming a “long-standing position of the United States -- that Hezbollah represents a challenge which only the Lebanese government can address.

Sheik Naim Qassem, Hezbollah's secretary-general, gave a speech where he rejected the idea of "giving up weapons" and assured that the war could be restarted in any moment. Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem rejected the idea that his terror organization will disarm following mounting pressure,

Lebanon's central bank has banned banks and brokerages from dealing with a Hezbollah-affiliated financial institution, according to a circular, a sign of the group's diminished sway over state affairs since its devastating war with Israel.

Infantry forces inside Lebanon operated in Jabal Blat, Labbouneh areas, about a kilometer from border; Hezbollah commander killed in Tuesday night drone strike, army announces

Israeli soldiers kidnapped two Syrian agricultural workers when they raided houses in a southern Lebanon border area at dawn on Wednesday, as US special envoy Tom Barrack wrapped up a high-stakes diplomatic visit to Beirut focused on Hezbollah’s disarmament.

Washington cannot "compel" Israel to do anything, U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack said in Beirut on Monday, in response to a reporter's question about Lebanese demands that the U.S. guarantees a halt to Israeli strikes on Lebanese territory.