Deputy head of Hizbullah's Executive Council Sheikh Nabil Qaouq praised on Tuesday the security forces' success in dismantling what he called the “takfiri emirate” in Roumieh prison, stressing that the takfiris failed to reach their objectives from the Jabal Mohsen blasts.

"The security operation that took place yesterday in Roumieh prison to dismantle the 'takfiri emirate' is a victory for the whole nation and a heavy blow for the takfiri terrorist hotspots,” Qaouq said during an educational ceremony at al-Mahdi school in Tyre.

Kataeb MP Sami Gemayel expressed hope on Tuesday that the dialogue between the Lebanese Forces and the Free Patriotic Movement would end the rift and divisions between Christians, praising the security operation that led to the full control of the Internal Security Forces on Roumieh prison.

“The dialogue between Christians would have a positive impact on several political crises including the presidential deadlock,” Gemayel said after talks with U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale.

Progressive Socialist Party chief MP Walid Jumblat lauded on Tuesday security forces and Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq on the successful operation that led to the closure of the notorious block B in Roumieh prison.

“I salute the Internal Security Forces that executed with an admirable success the operation at Roumieh prison and imposed the authority of the state,” said Jumblat via twitter.

The relatives of the so-called Arsal hostages blocked on Tuesday the road near the Grand Serail in downtown Beirut a day after al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front issued a new threat against the soldiers and policemen who were taken captive in the summer.

Their move was the first since they removed barriers from the street ahead of Christmas.

The head of the municipality of Naameh said on Tuesday that the residents of the town, which lies in the Shouf district south of Beirut, are planning to hold a demonstration near the landfill whose closure was extended by the government.

“We are preparing for a huge sit-in near the Naameh landfill starting January 17,” Amin Fakhreddine told Voice of Lebanon (100.5) radio.

Suicide bombers affiliated to fugitive Ousama Mansour have been detected in several areas in the northern city of Tripoli as media reports said that his wanted accomplice Shadi al-Mawlawi is directly linked to the two men who carried out the Jabal Mohsen attack.

An Nahar newspaper reported on Tuesday that the movement of around ten members of Mansour's group have been perceived in the north. They are reportedly carrying explosive belts.

Speaker Nabih Berri has stressed that the dialogue between Hizbullah and al-Mustaqbal movement achieved major results, such as the consolidation of national security, and said it will continue to make serious progress.

The talks between the two parties' representatives “is not a folklore and not (only aimed at) limiting Sunni-Shiite tension,” Berri told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat in remarks published on Tuesday.

Interior Minister Nouhad al-Mashnouq on Tuesday made an inspection visit to Roumieh priosn's notorious block B, a day after its Islamist inmates were transferred to another ward, vowing to punish any officer or prison guard responsible for the smuggling of cell phones to the facility.

"I came here to inspect the building and determine how it can be turned into a humanitarian prison as soon as possible,” Mashnouq told al-Jadeed TV's reporter during the tour.

The cabinet approved Monday a three-month renewable extension of operations at the controversial Naameh garbage landfill, amid reservations by the ministers of the Progressive Socialist Party, in a lengthy session that lasted several hours.

“To maintain public sanitation, the cabinet decided to keep the current plan in effect for another three months,” Information Minister Ramzi Jreij announced after the cabinet meeting.

The families of the kidnapped servicemen on Monday blocked Riad al-Solh road in Beirut's downtown and promised escalation, after al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front renewed its threats to kill one of the hostages who are in its custody.