Lebanon on Monday confirmed 132 more coronavirus cases, which raises the country's overall tally since February 21 to 3,882.

The government on Monday announced new lockdowns in a bid to rein in a new wave of coronavirus cases in the country.

Hizbullah denied involvement in combat Monday at the Lebanon-Israel border after Israel said it had repelled an attempt by "terrorists" to penetrate its territory.

Hizbullah "confirms that it did not take part in any clash and did not open fire in today's events until now," it said in a statement.

United Nations peacekeeping force UNIFIL called for "maximum restraint" after clashes were reported Monday on the border between Lebanon and Israel, adding the firing had stopped.

An AFP correspondent reported Israeli artillery bombardment on the hills of Kfarshouba in the Shebaa Farms area near the Israeli position of Roueysaat al-Alam, and reported plumes of smoke rising above the area.

Israel's army said Monday it had thwarted an attempt to infiltrate its territory by a "Hizbullah cell" that crossed the Lebanese border and exchanged fire with Israeli forces.

"We were able to successfully thwart an attempt to infiltrate into Israel by a terrorist cell," army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told reporters, adding that there were no reported casualties among Israeli troops.

Strong Republic bloc MP of the Lebanese Forces George Okais clarified on Monday that a PCR test he had taken over the weekend showing he had contracted COVID-19 turned out “false.”

Iranian Ambassador to Lebanon Mohammed Jalal Firouznia confirmed on Monday that his visit to Dar el-Fatwa and his meeting with Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Daryan “is to confirm Iran’s support for Lebanon as a people and a country.”

Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Monday the scientific committee at the ministry recommended a two-week lockdown over the recent surge in COVID-19 cases in Lebanon with the exception of the airport.

The Israeli army reportedly deployed anti-missile artillery and batteries on the borders of Lebanon, Sky News Arabia reported on Monday.

Progressive Socialist Party leader ex-MP Walid Jumblat said on Monday that Lebanon must declare an "emergency and media alert" because the majority of Lebanese seem to undermine the threat of COVID-19 coronavirus.