Israeli warplanes waged strikes on Monday evening near the Lebanese-Syrian border which reportedly hit a "Hizbullah target" suspected of being a "missile base."

"Two Israeli raids hit a Hizbullah target on the border of Lebanon and Syria," a Lebanese security source told Agence France Presse.

The ministerial committee tasked with drafting the policy statement failed again on Monday to agree on a final proposal as the March 14 camp insisted on including the Baabda Declaration as a main clause.

The March 8 coalition was given 24 hours to consider the suggestion before the committee's upcoming meeting on Tuesday.

First Military Investigative Judge Riyad Abou Ghida on Monday issued an arrest warrant in absentia for Arab Democratic Party chief Ali Eid.

The warrant was based on the content of the lawsuit that was filed against him by the military prosecution in connection with the alleged smuggling of suspects wanted over the twin bombings that hit al-Taqwa and al-Salam mosques in Tripoli last summer.

Unknown assailants on Monday opened fire against a person who hails from the Jabal Mohsen neighborhood in the northern city of Tripoli.

The Arab Democratic Party identified the victim as Youssef Maroun, reported LBCI television.

The Phalange Party urged on Monday the political factions to speed up their efforts to come up with a government policy statement.

It said after its weekly politburo meeting: “The statement should be able to confront political, security, and economic problems, combat terrorism, and help restore stability in Lebanon.”

A group calling itself al-Nusra Front in Lebanon, an apparent offshoot of the Syria-based extremist organization, on Monday issued what it called “a letter to the rational people in Lebanon,” urging them to remain neutral in the “battle” with Iran and Hizbullah.

“Any reasonable person should be aware of the tyranny practiced by Iran's party (Hizbullah) across all Lebanese and Syrian regions, especially Qusayr and Qalamoun, and the crimes that were committed there,” the group said in the message that was published on its Twitter account.

State Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Saqr Saqr on Monday authorized the handing over of the bodies of the two army troops who were killed in the Hermel blast to their families.

The bodies were handed over after forensic doctor Fouad Ayyoub conducted DNA tests, state-run National News Agency reported.

Progressive Socialist Party leader MP Walid Jumblat stated on Monday that Lebanon must once again adhere to the policy of disassociation from regional conflicts, most notably the one in Syria.

He added however that Lebanon must not adopt a neutral position from regional crises “as that would eliminate all of the accomplishments and major sacrifices against western agendas.”

Hollywood star and U.N. refugee agency envoy Angelina Jolie met orphaned Syrian refugee children in Lebanon and called for an end to the war across the border, the UNHCR said Monday

Syria's nearly three-year war reportedly killed more than 140,00 Syrians and forced millions to flee, most of them to neighboring countries like Lebanon.

The military prosecutor charged on Monday 21 suspects, including an al-Qaida-linked Abdullah Azzam Brigades official, for belonging to an armed terrorist network.

Four of the suspects, including terrorist Naim Abbas, a Palestinian described as Abdullah Azzam Brigades' number two man in Lebanon, are in custody.