The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon on Friday demanded a "full and immediate investigation by Lebanese authorities" Friday after one of its vehicles was torched by Hezbollah supporters on the airport road, wounding its outgoing deputy commander.

"Attacks on peacekeepers are flagrant violations of international law and may amount to war crimes," the UNIFIL peacekeeping force said.

A vehicle emblazoned with the logo of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon was torched late Friday as supporters of Hezbollah again blocked the road to Beirut airport.

The charred vehicle lay abandoned by the roadside as Lebanese troops deployed in response to the protest and managed to reopen the road and restore order in the area.

In a speech to a crowd of supporters at his father's tomb on Friday, ex-PM Saad Hariri stopped short of announcing a return to politics, but did say his al-Mustaqbal Movement would "stay with you and be your voice in all national milestones and in all upcoming events."

President Joseph Aoun said Thursday that he is continuing his contacts to compel Israel to withdraw its forces from south Lebanon by the February 18 deadline.

A Hezbollah delegation led by MP Mohammad Raad on Thursday handed President Joseph Aoun an invitation to attend the funerals of slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his successor Sayyed Hashem Safieddine.

Israel will hold onto five strategic high points just inside Lebanon after next Tuesday’s ceasefire deadline requiring it to withdraw all troops, a top Israeli government official told U.S. news outlet Bloomberg.

The Israeli army claimed overnight that the Iranian Quds Force and Hezbollah have been exploiting civilian flights landing at Beirut airport over the past few weeks in an alleged attempt to “smuggle funds aimed at arming Hezbollah with the objective of carrying out attacks against the State of Israel.”

Finance Minister Yassine Jaber on Wednesday thanked Speaker Nabih Berri for backing his nomination to the post and President Joseph Aoun and PM Nawaf Salam for their “confidence.”

U.S. deputy special envoy for Middle East peace Morgan Ortagus is due to visit Beirut this week, local media reports said, in her second visit to Lebanon since her appointment.

The visit will focus on Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon on Feb. 18, al-Joumhouria newspaper said Wednesday.

The Free Patriotic Movement responded Wednesday to remarks voiced overnight by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam regarding the negotiations that resulted in the exclusion of the FPM from the new government.