Five people who hail from the Bekaa border town of Arsal were kidnapped on Saturday, after al-Nusra Front published the video of the execution of Lebanese soldier Mohammed Hamiyeh.

According to the National News Agency, the five are members of the al-Hujeiri and Fleiti families.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam reiterated on Saturday the importance of internal unity in confronting the threat of terrorism.

He said after holding talks with Speaker Nabih Berri: “We need to stand united against terrorism and we should not grant terrorists the chance to create division among us.”

Several terrorists were killed and a number of others were wounded overnight after the army shelled their positions in the outskirts of the northeastern region of Arsal.

The army announced in a statement on Saturday that it had shelled the positions of terrorists on the outskirts of the town, making direct hits.

An Israeli surveillance drone crashed in southern Lebanon on Saturday, reported various media outlets.

They said that the MK surveillance drone crashed in the town of Sarda in the Marjeyoun district.

The al-Qaida-affiliated al-Nusra Front released on Saturday the video of the execution of captive soldier Mohammed Hamiyeh after conflicting reports had emerged over his death.

The video showed Hamiyeh being executed by a shot to the head, reported Turkey's Anatolia news agency.

Efforts are underway between officials from the rival March 8 and 14 camps in order to hold a legislative session next week to tackle pending issues, reported the daily An Nahar on Saturday.

The efforts are focusing on means to resolve the dispute over the new wage scale, as well as issuing Eurobonds and tackling budget-related affairs.

Prime Minister Tammam Salam is expected to urge on Saturday the United Nations Security Council to meet to tackle the latest developments in the northeastern border town of Arsal, reported An Nahar daily.

It said that he was prompted to take the decision in light of the attack against the army in the area on Friday and the escalation of attacks by gunmen in the outskirts of the town.

Minister of Social Affairs Rashid Derbas voiced apprehension on Saturday that international aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon could dwindle down further after reports showed that it did, an Nahar daily reported.

“International aid to Syrian refugees has dwindled from 53% in 2013 to 40% at present. I fear that it could decrease further,” dreaded Derbas.

Three rockets landed Friday in the northern Bekaa region after being fired from the Eastern Mountain Range, which straddles both sides of the Lebanese-Syrian border.

“One of the rockets exploded over a secondary school in (the town of) al-Labweh as the other fell below the international highway that links northern Bekaa to Baalbek,” state-run National News Agency said.

The Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front on Friday said it executed captive Lebanese soldier Mohammed Hamiyeh, describing him as the “victim of the Lebanese army's intransigence.”

Turkey's state-run Anatolia news agency said it received a phone call from a Nusra leader in Syria's Qalamun, who confirmed that the group murdered Hamiyeh with several bullets.