British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell, U.S. Ambassador, Michel Issa, and Canadian Ambassador Gregory Galligan met Lebanese Army chief General Rodolphe Haykal during the High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC) meeting on Wednesday.

“The Committee convened to review progress and challenges in securing Lebanon’s eastern and northern borders, and reaffirmed support for the LAF’s (Lebanese Army’s) efforts to reinforce state authority at this critical time,” the British embassy said.

Israel's military issued Wednesday an evacuation warning for three villages in south Lebanon, ahead of strikes.

"For your safety you must evacuate them immediately and move away to a distance of no less than 300 meters", the army's Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee wrote on X to residents living near certain buildings in the villages of Qennarit, Al-Kfour, and Jarjouaa -- all located north of the Litani river.

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut said the United States remains “committed to delivering lifesaving humanitarian assistance and supporting durable solutions for vulnerable communities across Lebanon,” after U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa made a recent visit to North Lebanon and Akkar.

The Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (OSB) at the American University of Beirut (AUB), through its Business Practice and Policy Initiative (BPPI), hosted an expert roundtable titled “Restructuring Lebanon’s Banking Sector: Global Standards, Local Realities.” The event gathered economists, bankers, and academics to explore viable pathways for restructuring Lebanon’s paralyzed banking system amid one of the country’s most severe financial crises.

The BPPI, a newly established initiative within OSB, bridges academic knowledge with policymaking to advance evidence-based reform, turning research into actionable insights that support Lebanon’s recovery and strengthen governance.

The Beirut Court of First Instance has ordered former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zoaiter to pay a compensation of 10 billion Lebanese pounds over “the abuse of the right to litigate, defend and appeal,” and for stalling the Beirut port blast case.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea lauded Wednesday a statement by President Joseph Aoun in which he reiterated his commitment to disarm Hezbollah and implement the state's monopoly on arms.

Geagea said Aoun's words were "clear and responsible" and hoped that all political forces would unite behind the President's plan. "Perhaps and hopefully, we may reach, as soon as possible, the actual State that Lebanese people have long dreamed of."

Israel and the U.S. are trying to suspend a committee monitoring the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel and are instead asking Lebanon to accept "extremely difficult" conditions, the head of Lebanon's delegation to the committee said.

Lebanese diplomat and lawyer Simon Karam told journalists Tuesday that the American-Israeli decision and continuous pressure to obstruct the committee's work are "pushing things toward the unknown" and that Lebanon cannot agree to the extremely difficult conditions that Israel is demanding.

Two people were killed Wednesday in two separate Israeli airstrikes on their vehicles on the Bazouriyeh and al-Zahrani roads, in the southern districts of Tyre and Sidon.

The Israeli army said it targeted two Hezbollah members in the strikes.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he has discussed with the United Nations the enhancement of humanitarian aid to Lebanon.

Salam was at the annual meeting of The World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alps town of Davos, among 3,000 participants from 130 countries.

President Joseph Aoun stressed Tuesday in a press conference his commitment to disarm Hezbollah and implement the state's monopoly on arms.

"We want the south only under the army's control," Aoun said, as he welcomed foreign diplomats and ambassadors at the Baabda palace. "We want to rebuild all what has been destroyed as a result of attacks and adventures."