Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said that Israel's recent strikes on construction machinery in south Lebanon was a message that the south's "reconstruction is not allowed".

He told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, in remarks published Monday that the destruction of more than 300 vehicles, including bulldozers, excavators, and cranes, used for removing rubble in order to begin the reconstruction effort, is an Israeli plan to turn the southern border towns into an "unlivable demilitarized buffer zone."

MP Ibrahim al-Moussawi of Hezbollah has said that “Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s move to instruct the foreign minister to file a complaint to the U.N. Security Council over the latest Israeli attacks in the South was a step in the right direction, although it came late.”

“We look forward to further activation of the Lebanese diplomacy and governmental steps in this regard,” Moussawi added.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Sunday called on Hezbollah to hand over its arms to the Lebanese state instead of criticizing it over Israel's attacks and the stalled reconstruction efforts.

General Security announced Friday that it has busted an Israel-linked spy cell that was plotting “bombings and assassinations” in Lebanon.

Hezbollah MP Ali Fayyad has lamented that the performance of the Lebanese state over the past year “has not led to any result” in the face of Israel, which is still carrying out deadly strikes and occupying Lebanese territory, calling for a “reevaluation.”

“The Lebanese state is not mobilizing its diplomatic tools and political capabilities and it is not managing its negotiation stance in a way that seriously confronts the hostile Israeli actions,” Fayyad decried.

During its session held yesterday at the Grand Serail, the Lebanese cabinet tasked the Ministry of Justice with studying the legal options available to prosecute Israel for attacks committed against journalists while performing their professional duties, particularly the killing of Lebanese journalist Issam Abdallah and his companions.

This decision was based on a cabinet decision dated April 26, 2024 regarding the report of the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (NTO) on the circumstances surrounding the martyrdom of Abdallah, and another cabinet decision dated May 28, 2024, which requested the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants to include the report in the complaint submitted by Lebanon to the United Nations in this regard.

President Joseph Aoun and First Lady Nehmat Aoun on Friday visited Amani Bazzi Sharara, the mother who lost three of her children and her husband in an Israeli drone strike in Bint Jbeil on September 21.

The mother has been receiving treatment at the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Hamra.

Ain el-Tineh sources hit back overnight at remarks by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam about the government’s performance in war-hit south Lebanon, saying that the situation there is obvious and that the public opinion can easily judge it.

Salam had voiced surprise over statements by Berri, who said that “the government does not care about our people in the South.”

The UNESCO Regional Office in Beirut, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE) and the Embassy of Japan, launched the Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) Program from the Green Demonstration Room at the Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD) in Jounieh.

The multi-faceted program is designed to support students and teachers affected by multiple crises, addressing the urgent need to ensure a safe learning environment by promoting mental health and psychosocial wellbeing, fostering resilience, and ensuring the continuity of learning in Lebanese schools even at the most difficult times.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Lebanon and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have announced a new partnership to advance gender equality in conflict-affected Lebanon by responding to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) needs for women, youth, and marginalized communities.

"This partnership represents a significant step forward in strengthening gender equality through national policy engagement, social protection initiatives, and outreach services to reach the most vulnerable populations across Lebanon," UNFPA said in a statement.