Minister of Justice Henry Khoury warned Wednesday against turning the port blast case into a “judicial drama.”

Khoury felt sorry for the “unprecedented violation of the sanctity of the Palace of Justice.”

The Israeli army chief warned Tuesday that the military was ramping up its preparations for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.

Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi told the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that the army “is accelerating operational planning and preparedness to deal with Iran and the military nuclear threat.”

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz has vowed that Israel will not allow advanced weaponry to reach Iran’s regional proxies, amid a recent uptick in Israeli airstrikes in Syria.

“Fifteen years ago, this place burned from Hizbullah rockets,” he said at the inauguration of a new factory opened by Israeli weapons maker Rafael in the northern town of Shlomi.

Progressive Socialist Party chief Walid Jumblat has stressed that “the exit from the crisis with the Gulf begins by the sacking of Information Minister George Kordahi and then apologizing to the Gulf.”

“The Axis of Defiance forces are demanding that Saudi Arabia apologize to Lebanon. We’re the ones who should offer an official apology,” Jumblat said in an interview with MTV.

Court of Appeals judge Habib Mezher was notified Tuesday of his recusal in the case against Beirut port blast investigator Judge Tarek Bitar.

Al-Jadeed TV said Court of Appeals chief Judge Habib Rizkallah summoned Mezher to notify him of the decision, telling him that he “exceeded his jurisdiction.”

The Higher Judicial Council has been meeting since 2:30pm to take decisions on dozens of topics, including the issue of Court of Appeals judge Habib Mezher, al-Jadeed TV said on Monday evening.

The flurry of lawsuits in the port blast case continued on Monday, with at least five filed by various parties.

The U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon, Joanna Wronecka, and Lebanon’s Minister of Interior and Municipalities, Bassam al-Mawlawi, chaired Monday the “Elections Forum” to discuss Lebanon’s preparations for the 2022 parliamentary elections and how the international community can best assist Lebanon.

Prime Minister Najib Miqati confirmed Monday that the parliamentary polls will be held before May 21st. "No one can prevent the holding of elections,” he affirmed.

He also said that the negotiations with the International Monetary Fund are “on the right track,” and that the World Bank is “fully cooperating.”

President Michel Aoun on Monday stressed Lebanon’s keenness on “establishing the best ties with the brotherly Arab countries, especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries,” during talks with Arab League Assistant Secretary-General Hossam Zaki.

Moreover, Aoun emphasized “the need to differentiate between the stances of the Lebanese state and what might be uttered by individuals or groups, especially if they do not hold positions of responsibility, while taking into consideration the requirements of the democratic system which the Lebanese have chosen, which guarantees the freedom of opinion and thought within the law’s regulations.”