The days leading up to the Trump-Netanyahu summit witnessed intensive contacts between several Arab and European countries on one side and Washington on the other, resulting in an agreement on broad outlines, which received the support of some members of the White House team, Lebanese-American sources said.

“These outlines were discussed with the Israeli side, which did not express enthusiasm for them, while the final decision was left to the meeting” between Trump and Netanyahu, the sources told ad-Diyar newspaper.

Political sources have ruled out the possibility of Israel launching a large-scale war on Lebanon in the foreseeable future, citing the absence of regional and international conditions, the lack of necessary capabilities and resources, the uncertainty of militarily eliminating Hezbollah, and the risk of jeopardizing the gains Israel achieved during the two-year war, al-Binaa newspaper reported on Tuesday.

“A negotiations climate will prevail over the war climate and international and regional contacts, negotiations and initiatives will restrain Israel and grant Lebanon an additional two-month grace period to address the issue of weapons north of the Litani River,” the sources said.

The handover of Palestinian weapons resumed Tuesday as the Palestine Liberation Organization surrendered a fifth batch of heavy weapons at the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in the southeastern outskirts of the port city of Sidon.

During a visit to Beirut in May, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun agreed that weapons in Lebanon's Palestinian camps would be handed over to the Lebanese authorities.

Lebanon plans to purchase natural gas from Egypt, seeking to reduce its reliance on fuel oil for its ageing power plants in a country hamstrung by regular electricity cuts.

The electricity sector has cost Lebanon more than $40 billion since the end of its 1975-1990 civil war, and successive governments have failed to reduce losses, repair crumbling infrastructure or even guarantee regular power bill collections.

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Hezbollah "has been behaving badly," following talks in Florida with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Despite Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s announcement about the readiness to begin arms monopolization north of the Litani River, the Lebanese state has not taken such a decision in the current period, a media report said.

“Not moving to cleaning out North Litani does not stem from a negative stance from Lebanon, but the Lebanese state wants Israel to withdraw from the occupied points, hand over the captives, and take positive steps so that the Lebanese state manages to make a step forward regarding Hezbollah’s arms,” the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper added.

President Joseph Aoun on Monday hoped the new year will witness “a new birth of Lebanon, so that it becomes a state of institutions, away from the state of sects.”

“History has proven that the Lebanese Army has saved Lebanon many times, and the future will prove that it is Lebanon's only savior, because it is the only institution that works in the country's best interests, free from political, partisan and sectarian considerations,” Aoun told an Army Command delegation that visited him to offer season’s greetings.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa has met with a number of Lebanese ministers in recent days, the U.S. Embassy said on Monday.

“Economic and financial reforms are critical – alongside peace and security -- to secure Lebanon’s stability and restore international confidence,” the Embassy said in a post on X about Issa’s meeting with Economy Minister Amer Bisat.

Following a U.S. mediation, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to open a new chapter of cooperation between them, especially in files related to Lebanon and Syria, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday.

Doha had on Sunday witnessed a meeting over the Lebanese file between State Minister at the Qatari Foreign Ministry Mohammad al-Khulaifi and Saudi envoy for Lebanon Prince Yazid bin Farhan.

War and crisis-hit Lebanon will sign Monday a deal with Egypt for energy cooperation that will allow Lebanon to increase its electricity production.

Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi was in Beirut Monday and met with President Joseph Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.