Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Thursday that the influx of cash secured by Iran's nuclear deal with world powers would allow Tehran to further back armed groups in the region, including Lebanon's Hizbullah.

It would be important to "resist Iranian aggression in the region, which continues and might even accelerate given the amount of funds that they're going to get with the lifting of sanctions,” the Israeli PM told the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Israel's military has conducted a drill to prepare for simultaneous combat along its northern frontier with Syria and Lebanon.

It said Wednesday the two-week exercise that combined air, ground and naval forces was aimed at "preparing troops for a long-term multi-front conflict."

The Shin Bet said on Wednesday that Israeli forces thwarted a shooting attack in the Tulkarm area of the northern West Bank led by Palestinian Mahmoud Zaaloul who was directed by the son of Hizbullah leader Jawad Nasrallah, Israeli media reports stated.

Forces "apprehended a terror cell funded and guided by Hizbullah," an Israeli army statement said, adding the cell was "plotting a shooting attack".

The Saudi grant that was approved in 2013 in the wake of the Arsal clashes seems to be frozen after reports said that Riyadh has halted the transfer of funds, As Safir daily reported on Monday.

The fate of the second Saudi grant, worth $1bn, that the kingdom tasked al-Mustaqbal movement chief Saad Hariri with supervising following the Arsal battles is now unknown after Riyadh's abstention from transferring the funds.

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea urged Justice Minister Ashraf Rifi to carry on with a request to refer the trail of ex-Minister Michel Samaha to the judicial council in the wake of his release from jail.

“I urge the Justice Minister to go ahead with the draft project to refer the case of Samaha to the judicial council,” said Geagea via twitter on Sunday.

French sources following up closely on the Lebanese presidential file said that France will likely discuss the thorny issue with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during his visit to the French capital slated for January 28, the pan-Arab al-Hayat daily reported on Sunday.

“Paris will raise the subject of the Lebanese presidency with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during his visit to France in January, without showing that it is posing a requirement on Iran so that the Iranian side does not raise the price,” the daily said quoting French sources.

Ministers of the Kataeb party and former President Michel Suleiman refuse to give the privilege of naming the two Christian figures for the appointment of military council to MP Michel Aoun, al-Mustaqbal daily reported on Sunday.

“Two parties in the cabinet, the Kataeb and ministers of President Michel Suleiman, refuse that MP Aoun names the Christian members for the military council appointments. They want to suggest one of the candidates leaving naming the other to Aoun,” ministerial sources told the daily on condition of anonymity.

Islamist inmates in Roumieh prison went on a hunger strike on Friday in protest at the release of ex-Minister Michel Samaha, in what seems to be a call for their own release under pretext that they have served their sentence.

“The Islamic inmates from Tripoli began a hunger strike in protest at the release of Samaha,” said inmate Ziad Allouki in an audio recording, according to LBCI.

Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea criticized on Thursday a court's decision to release ex-Minister Michel Samaha from custody stating that it is “rejected by all means.”

“Although I am not an expert on law, I know that releasing Samaha is rejected by all means,” said Geagea in a Tweet.

The Military General Prosecution agreed on Thursday to release former Minister Michel Samaha on bail.

He will be released from detention on bail of 150 million Lebanese pounds.