Israel has sent a message to the Lebanese authorities via the United States, requesting that the Lebanese Army "redeploy and establish checkpoints in areas where Hezbollah elements are present," Israel’s public broadcaster reported overnight.

An Israeli security source attributed this measure to fears that the group “might open a front with Israel in the event it resumes its campaign in Iran." T

The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces and Commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, Ali Abdollahi, stated Tuesday that "a powerful Iran has emerged as a fourth pole of power by controlling the Strait of Hormuz as a vital energy artery and determining the rules of access to it."

Syrian authorities have thwarted a “terrorist plot” targeting the Homs Refinery orchestrated by a cell affiliated with Hezbollah, the Syrian interior ministry said on Tuesday.

The ministry explained in a statement that the security operation led to the arrest of the involved cell members and the seizure of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in their possession that were prepared to target the refinery.

Israeli forces launched a series of strikes across southern Lebanon on Monday, targeting the outskirts of Kounine, al-Mansouri, Majdalzoun, and Ibl al-Saqi with artillery fire, alongside airstrikes on al-Qsaïr and Kfar Tebnit.

In addition, Israeli forces opened fire with heavy machine guns toward Ibl al-Saqi, Wadi al-Hujair, and Wadi al-Slouqi, carried out detonations in Beit Yahoun and Bani Hayyan, and bulldozed homes and infrastructure in Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh.

Labor Minister Mohammad Haidar, who was named by Hezbollah, said Monday that his visit to Syria among a Lebanese ministerial delegation is “ministerial work that has nothing to do with any partisan background."

The statement was made from the Jdeidet Yabous crossing, following the arrival of the delegation in Syria led by Deputy Prime Minister Tarek Mitri.

Hezbollah will not escalate over the charges filed by Judge Claude Ghanem against 13 suspects in the Dahr al-Baidar explosives case and "a decision has been made to give political contacts a chance," political sources told the pro-Hezbollah daily al-Akhbar.

Israeli artillery shelled Friday Mayfadoun, Wadi al-Hujair, Kfarshouba and Hadatha in south Lebanon while forces set houses ablaze in al-Qantara, the National News Agency said.

Later in the day, Israeli forces carried out detonations in al-Teereh and Shebaa.

The Internal Security Forces announced Friday the arrest of a suspect in the murder of Father Samir Daou in the Jbeil district.

“The investigation is ongoing under the supervision of the competent judiciary,” ISF added.

Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel demanded on Friday the referral of Hezbollah's explosives case to the Judicial Council, urging the President and Prime Minister not to yield to any threats or blackmail.

"Any threat to civil peace is a threat to the state itself," Gemayel said.

Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Claude Ghanem has charged 13 individuals in the case of the Hezbollah explosives truck that was stopped in Dahr al-Baidar, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

MTV identified some of the individuals as Hezbollah members Haytham Amhaz and Ali al-Kurdi, who are in custody, in addition to Hezbollah security officials Ibrahim Habib (nicknamed Sajid) and Bilal Sabouri (nicknamed Zulfiqar). It identified another four as Mohammad Ayoub, Mohammad Zoaiter (who was in a car escorting Amhaz and al-Kurdi's truck), Mohammad Hazimeh (the vehicle’s owner), and Iryna Kryshynova, who is Amhaz's wife.