President Joseph Aoun praised the army on Monday for defending all Lebanese, including those standing against it. "You defend all our people, even the very few who stand against our homeland and our state," he told army personnel.

"Your weapons are the only legitimate weapons — not by force, nor under anyone's guardianship, but by the trust of all the Lebanese in you and you alone," Aoun added, emphasizing that the people's trust "is the most important and powerful weapon."

MP Hassan Fadlallah on Friday announced that Hezbollah and the Amal Movement are not opposed to a “political solution” for south Lebanon.

"We are not warmongers; rather, these wars were imposed upon us because our destiny -- especially as the people of the South -- is to live next to this Zionist entity. Our people have endured a history rife with aggression, expansionist ambitions, and attempts to seize our villages and towns,” Fadlallah said.

Iran has submitted a proposal to the United States to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, its foreign minister told media outlets in New York.

"If certain conditions are met, the strait will be open within seven days and talks will start," Abbas Araghchi, who is in the U.S. for the U.N. General Assembly, told media outlets including the New York Times and The Guardian.

Israeli strikes targeted Friday Bani Hayyan, a region between Kfartebnit and Nabatieh al-Fawqa, the outskirts of Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh and a valley between Froun and Ghandourieh, while artillery shelled Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh, Mayfadoun, Nabatieh al-Fawqa, Wadi al-Hujeir, Majdalzoun and the outskirts of Kfartebnit.

Later in the day, Israeli forces set several homes on fire in the southern border town of al-Khiam and carried out a massive detonation in Deir Seryan.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Thursday that his country did not want to be an arena for regional wars.

Lebanon has repeatedly accused Iran of interfering in its affairs, especially since the start of the latest war, alleging that Tehran was using it as a "bargaining chip" in talks with the United States.

UK Defense Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa (DSAME), Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren, concluded a two-day visit to Lebanon on September 23, the British embassy in Lebanon said.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam will meet later on Thursday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and the Iranian delegation, al-Jadeed TV reported.

MTV said the meeting was requested by Iran’s delegation and Salam agreed to it.

Israeli forces carried out on Thursday a massive detonation around the city of Bint Jbeil.

Artillery shelled overnight into Thursday Beit Yahoun, Shaqra, Kounine, Hadatha and al-Mansouri, while strikes targeted Mayfadoun, al-Mansouri, Qantara, Wadi al-Hujair and Wadi Slouqi.

MP Hassan Fadlallah, a member of Hezbollah’s Loyalty to the Resistance bloc, stated Thursday that "the strength, steadfastness and sacrifices of the Resistance -- combined with the resilience of its people and the powerful regional equation shaped by the Islamic Republic of Iran -- are what will ultimately compel the Israeli enemy to withdraw from our land, enable our people to return, and facilitate the reconstruction of destroyed villages and towns."

"No matter how hard some may try to separate Lebanon from the region's situation, it is impossible to do so, as the issues are deeply interconnected," Fadlallah emphasized.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has commented to reporters in response to the controversy sparked on social media after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to have avoided shaking his hand during a meeting with foreign leaders in New York.

“He shook hands with four people out of 15 present in the room,” Salam told al-Jadeed television. Trump later shook hands with the rest of those present as he was leaving the meeting, the premier noted.