Military Prosecutor Judge Saqr Saqr pressed charges against Ali al-Hujeiri, aka Abu Ajineh, over his links to a terrorist group and for his involvement in the fights against the Lebanese army, the National News Agency reported on Monday.

Hujeiri was charged over his affiliation to al-Nusra Front terrorist group and facilitating the entry of combatants into Lebanese territories to participate in battles against the Lebanese army in the northeastern border town of Arsal back in 2012, 2013 and 2014, according to NNA.

Israeli warplanes hovered at a medium altitude on Monday above several regions in south Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said the enemy airplanes flew above the towns of Nabatieh, Iqlim al-Teffah, al-Khyam, Marjeyoun and al-Arqoub at around 10:00 am.

The Congress wants to “deal a blow to the Iranian Republic” through the sanctions it imposed on Lebanon's Hizbullah, which French sources said will “devastate the Lebanese economy,” the pan-Arab daily al-Hayat reported Monday.

“The Congress wants to afflict Iran through Hizbullah, that is why the US State Department has decided to sanction the party,” a French source told the daily on condition on anonymity.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi stressed on Sunday that “unilateralism” has no place in Lebanon.

“Lebanon cannot be unilateral in color, religion, party, sect or political opinion,” al-Rahi emphasized during a mass in the Bekaa city of Zahle.

Deputy Commander of United States Central Command Lieutenant General Charles Brown has stressed that the army should be “the sole defender of Lebanon" during a visit to Lebanon this week, the U.S. Embassy said.

During his visit, Brown met with President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, Defense Minister Yaacoub al-Sarraf and Army Commander General Joseph Aoun to "reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to the Lebanese-American partnership and support the Lebanese Armed Forces in their capacity as the sole defender of Lebanon," the Embassy said in a statement.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat on Sunday stressed the importance of "compromises" in Lebanon as he wished better days for the Syrian people.

At a PSP ceremony in Baakline, Jumblat called on new PSP cadres to “achieve Kamal Jumblat's dreams and our dreams in equality, justice, Arabism, the liberation of the South from Israeli occupation and the establishment of a state-to-state relation with Syria when the circumstances there change.”

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah warned Israelis on Sunday that they might have "no time to leave Palestine" should Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wage a war in the region.

In a televised speech marking the tenth day of the Ashura commemorations, Nasrallah said that Netanyahu is working with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to undermine the Iran nuclear deal and start a regional war, warning Israel not to underestimate Hizbullah's capabilities.

Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah on Saturday warned Saudi Arabia against stirring what he called “internal confrontations” in Lebanon or backing any Kurdish bid for independence in Iraq.

President Michel Aoun stressed on Saturday that the maintaining Lebanon's monetary system is a priority in order to “prevent the country from falling into a financial crisis.”

“The priority is to maintain the general stability and monetary regularity in order to prevent the country from falling into a financial crisis. Then, only the people and State would pay price,” said Aoun to his visitors.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi said on Saturday that the situation in Lebanon has become “unbearable” with the presence of more than 1.5 million Syrian refugees and that the country “must not wait for the international community” but should exert strenuous efforts to return the displaced.

“Lebanon can not wait for the international community to return displaced Syrians back to their country because it has its own considerations,” said Rahi.