U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iranian forces on Monday that they would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if they attempted to target U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz or Persian Gulf.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam noted Monday that the country has been placed on "a new path," and that implementing the Beirut demilitarization decision will take "weeks and months" but will be eventually implemented.

The UAE said Monday that its air defenses were dealing with Iranian missile and drone attacks, after saying that it previously intercepted three missiles over its territorial waters earlier in the day.

A drone strike meanwhile caused a fire at an energy installation in the emirate of Fujairah, authorities said.

President Joseph Aoun said on Monday that a security deal and an end to Israeli attacks were needed before any meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, sought by Washington.

Aoun's office said in a statement that the president "reiterated his view that the timing is not appropriate now for a meeting" with Netanyahu, and quoted Aoun as saying: "We must first reach a security agreement and stop the Israeli attacks on us before we raise the issue of a meeting between us."

Hezbollah said its forces clashed with Israeli soldiers on Monday in south Lebanon near the border where its troops are still operating, despite a ceasefire since April 17.

Hezbollah in a statement said that after Israeli troops attempted to advance near the town of Deir Seryan -- which is inside the Israeli-declared "yellow line" where Lebanese residents have been told not to return -- its fighters "opened fire on the enemy force and engaged in heavy clashes with them".

Speaker Nabih Berri has said "eyes must be kept on Islamabad," because of the information he obtained from Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, which contained "a dose of reassurances and guarantees that Lebanon will be included in Iran's negotiations with the U.S. and that its file is at the top of the agenda," a Shiite Duo source said.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa met Monday with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi and Speaker Nabih Berri.

Speaking from Bkerke before heading to Ain el-Tineh, Issa said he respects Berri who "is doing what he can for Lebanon".

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said Monday that he only supports "indirect diplomacy" as he lashed out again at Lebanon's plan for direct talks with Israel.

"There is no ceasefire, but rather a continuing Israeli-American aggression," Qassem said, adding that there are no yellow lines or buffer zones — "and there won't be".

UNESCO has released a rapid overview on the impact of escalating conflict on education systems in the Arab States, highlighting a regional emergency affecting over 100 million children.

Across the region, millions of learners are experiencing disruption through school closures, shifts to remote learning, or reduced access. Learning loss is deepening at an unprecedented scale, while the risk of permanent dropout is rapidly increasing. Psychosocial distress has reached critical levels, affecting both learners and teachers.

Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir has instructed the Northern Command and the Israel Air Force to strike the production and supply chain of Hezbollah's FPV drones, including deep inside Lebanon, Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Friday.