President Joseph Aoun is communicating with senior U.S. officials to prevent Netanyahu from expanding the Israeli-declared yellow zone in south Lebanon, Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported Wednesday.

The daily said that Aoun received U.S. guarantees that Netanyahu will not be given the green light to do so.

Israeli artillery shelled Wednesday Shaqra, al-Mansouri, Majdalzoun, al-Khiam, Wadi Slouqi and al-Arayesh between Harees and Hadatha in south Lebanon.

Other town and villages in the south were shelled overnight, including Mayfadoun, Beit Yahoun and Marjaayoun.

Minister of Interior and Municipalities Ahmad al-Hajjar on Tuesday commended the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces (ISF), praising "the efforts of the officers and members at the Dahr al-Baydar checkpoint, whose vigilance, professionalism, and dedication enabled them to intercept a vehicle containing explosive materials and arrest two individuals on board."

Chairing a meeting of the Central Internal Security Council, Hajjar considered that "this operation underscores the pivotal role played by the Internal Security Forces in detecting security risks and confronting them before they turn into an actual threat to security and stability."

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam met Tuesday at the Grand Serail with Army Commander General Rodolphe Haykal and discussed with him the security situation in the country, particularly in the South.

The Tampa military meeting between Lebanon and Israel will take place on October 20 and 22 but there are no high expectations regarding the results, a Lebanese source said on Tuesday.

“Israel is not cooperating with the verification mechanism, which includes the United States,” the source told Al-Arabiya’s Al-Hadath channel, noting that “Israel wants a direct operations room with the Lebanese Army to verify the pilot zones.”

An Israeli strike targeted Tuesday Wadi Slouqi, Kfartebnit and Wadi al-Hujair, while artillery shelled overnight Harees, Baraashit, Mayfadoun and al-Mansouri.

Later in the day, artillery shelled the Khardali-Litani road.

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday called Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to inquire about the situations in the Kingdom following “the attacks that targeted the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and other civilian installations and facilities, the Presidency said.

President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that the framework agreement is not "ideal" but it has saved what remains of Lebanon and limited the Israeli aggression.

"The people of the South are exhausted and only want to live in peace," he said. "We made the decision to save what remains of Lebanon and we chose negotiations because war will lead us nowhere."

Hezbollah announced on Tuesday an aid program for Lebanese who lost their homes in the war with Israel, with benefits capped at $14,000 per household, despite U.S. and Lebanese sanctions on the militant group.

The announcement also comes despite U.S. sanctions on Iran, which backs Hezbollah with weapons and resources, and tighter controls by the Lebanese authorities on Hezbollah's funding and supply routes, after the group emerged weakened from two wars with Israel since 2023.

Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, is expected to arrive in Beirut on Thursday, and will begin a series of meetings with several officials on Friday, media reports said.

He is scheduled to meet with President Joseph Aoun, Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.