The British Ambassador to Lebanon, Hamish Cowell, joined Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s representative Minister Haneen El Sayed, U.N. Women Representative Gielan El Messiri, Canadian Ambassador to Lebanon Gregory Galligan and Lebanese political leaders at a high-level conference to launch a landmark study on women’s political participation within political parties in Lebanon.

The study, conducted by U.N. Women Lebanon in partnership with the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon (UNSCOL), provides the first comprehensive assessment of women’s roles in eight political parties, examining their participation as members, candidates, and leaders. It also identifies key challenges and opportunities for advancing gender equality within party structures.

Hardline Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham has hoped that Hamas “will say yes” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to end the conflict in Gaza.

An Israeli drone fired two missiles Wednesday at a car in the southern town of Kafra, causing casualties, the National News Agency said.

Despite a November ceasefire that ended over a year of hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, the latter has kept up regular strikes on Lebanon and still has troops positioned at five border points inside Lebanon.

A number of young men on Wednesday intercepted a UNIFIL patrol as it was conducting a routine patrol on the al-Tuffahiyeh-Srifa road in south Lebanon, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The interception prompted an intervention by Lebanese Army troops who worked on pacifying the situation, NNA added.

State Prosecutor Jamal al-Hajjar on Wednesday issued search and investigations warrants for two people involved in Raouche Rock’s illumination after they refused to appear before interrogators, the state-run National News Agency reported.

Hezbollah supporters have projected images of slain leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine onto the iconic rock in Beirut despite government opposition and the party's lack of official authorization.

There is no tension between President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, sources close to the Prime Minister told al-Jadeed after a meeting between the two leaders.

The sources told al-Jadeed Wednesday that the meeting between Salam and Aoun the previous day was "calm".

A member of Syria’s General Security was killed and two people were wounded when a war remnant rocket exploded on the Lebanese-Syrian border, Al-Jadeed TV reported on Wednesday.

Lebanon’s National News Agency said the blast went off near the Joussiyeh-Qaa border crossing inside Syrian territory, adding that there is a Syrian school nearby.

President Joseph Aoun on Wednesday discussed with Interior Minister Ahmad al-Hajjar the ongoing preparations for the upcoming parliamentary elections, stressing “the need to hold them on time in May.”

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam for his part emphasized “firm commitment to holding timely elections, without any postponement or delay.”

Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal and Internal Security Forces chief Maj. Gen. Raed Abdallah refused to prevent Hezbollah’s supporters from illuminating the Raouche Rock with images of slain leaders Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and Sayyed Hashem Safieddine, opting instead to face criticism in the press, the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper reported on Tuesday.

“The two security officials coordinated with President Joseph Aoun, who welcomed their decision not to use force, considering that the violation by Hezbollah’s supporters, no matter how grave, did not deserve opening fire at the crowd and did not require bloodshed,” the daily added.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea accused Tuesday Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri of obstructing a legislative session that was cancelled this morning due to a lack of quorum.

Geagea said that Berri is responsible for refusing to discuss in Monday and Tuesday's sessions an urgent draft law presented by 67 MPs demanding an amendment to the current electoral law.