Israel has warned Syrian President Bashar Assad that should Tel Aviv be attacked, then it will retaliate by bombing the Gaza Strip and the whole of Lebanon.

Israel’s NFC website reported that the Jewish state’s government relayed this message to the Syrian president through European intelligence circles.

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon Appeals Chamber ruled on Friday that statements of certain witnesses must be provided by Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare to former General Security chief Jamil Sayyed swiftly, it said in a statement.

The decision confirms in part an earlier ruling by Pre Trial Judge Daniel Fransen ordering that the documents be disclosed, it continued.

The Lady of the Mountain Gathering announced from the Press Syndicate on Friday that it will hold its meeting at the Regency Palace Hotel in Adma on October 23.

The meeting will be aimed at tackling the Christians’ message in the Middle East and stress their role in the Arab Spring.

A heated debate rose in Lebanon on Friday over the controversial Syrian infiltration into the Lebanese territories in the eastern Bekaa valley.

In a second incident this week, Syrian troops entered the outskirts of Arsal village on Thursday and shot dead a Syrian national living there.

An announcement by Hizbullah that it rejects the funding of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon will likely put Premier Najib Miqati at loggerheads with the international community after he made several pledges that Lebanon would fund the STL.

The international tribunal is set to try ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s suspected assassins.

Lebanon has received a formal request from the United Nations to pay its share in the Special Tribunal for Lebanon probing the assassination of ex-Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, An Nahar newspaper reported on Friday.

The daily said the request was sent to the Foreign Ministry that passed it to the Grand Serail with a timeframe not more than two or three months.

Ministers loyal to National Struggle Front leader Walid Jumblat have held consultations with the Druze chief over Hizbullah’s official announcement that it rejects to fund the Special Tribunal for Lebanon.

A source did not unveil to al-Liwaa daily the details of the discussions but said that the situation inside and outside the cabinet was “dangerous” after reportedly Hizbullah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah told his visitors that that the tribunal will not be funded.

Threats have been made against UN targets in Lebanon in recent weeks, the world body's outgoing envoy to the country said Thursday.

"There were some credible reports that were shared with us, the U.N., by the Lebanese army itself of potential threats" in past weeks, Michael Williams told a press conference at United Nations headquarters.

Twelve people at the mandatory vehicle inspection “mecanique” center in Hadath were wounded in an armed clash on Wednesday, reported Voice of Lebanon radio.

The clash erupted when one of the citizens, who had entered his car for inspection, found out that his vehicle had failed the test, it said

Speaker Nabih Berri stressed on Wednesday that the will to hold dialogue in Lebanon will always defeat security instability.

He said: “Despite the tensions, Lebanon is witnessing a period of monetary and security stability.”