Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil visited Friday President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Speaker Nabih Berri and Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi, in a series of meetings aimed at averting civil strife.

Bassil urged all Lebanese to maintain a patriotic stance and spare their children the bitterness of internal conflict. "One hundred days of foreign war are better than a single day of civil war — though we want neither," he said, as he accused certain domestic actors of seeking an internal conflict as a means to end the Israeli aggression, a clear reference to the FPM’s long-standing rivals, the Lebanese Forces.

The Israeli army shelled Friday al-Naqoura, al-Bayyada and Shamaa in south Lebanon with white phosphorus bombs after Hezbollah claimed attacks against troops trying to advance there.

The troops were advancing from Deir al-Seryan toward Al-Qussair, media reports said, while Hezbollah claimed attacks on troops and tanks in Naqoura, Qantara, Deir al-Seryan, al-Taybeh, Khiam, al-Bayyada, al-Qawzah, Beit Leef and Debel.

Paola Fouad Noun, a 25-year-old born and raised in Beirut, moved to San Francisco after completing her university studies in the United States, where she established herself within a specialized team of engineers in Forward Deployed Engineering at Ramp.

She played a foundational role in this field before its widespread expansion and transformation into a primary driver of the industry. At Ramp, which is currently valued at $32 billion, Noun holds a prominent position that has allowed her to witness and adapt to the radical shifts in software development methodologies.

Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil met Thursday in Baabda with President Joseph Aoun and said he presented a proposal aiming to protect Lebanon through dialogue.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty met Thursday with President Joseph Aoun and said he conveyed to him a message from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi affirming "the full solidarity of Egypt and its leadership, government and people with Lebanon in these difficult circumstances."

The Israeli army struck overnight into Thursday several villages and towns in south Lebanon including Srifa, Kafra, Shaqra, Majdalzoun, Kfar Remman, Bint Jbeil, Jibal al-Botom, Siddiqine, Ainata, Harouf and Arab Salim.

At least seven people were killed in the strikes and 16 others were wounded.

The Lebanese Army confirmed Wednesday that the projectile that exploded over Keserwan on Tuesday was an Iranian ballistic missile.

Israel's Channel 12 on Tuesday published a 15-point U.S. document that is being reportedly developed to halt the war with Iran, amid Israeli concerns that the agreement could lead to uncertain outcomes.

The Israeli military said a ballistic missile launched from Iran fell in Lebanese territory on Tuesday, as the Middle East war dragged into its fourth week.

"Following an assessment and based on the data available to the IDF (Israeli army), alongside the launches carried out toward the State of Israel earlier today, a ballistic missile fired by the Iranian terror regime fell in Beirut," a military statement said, referring to the missile fragments that landed in various areas of Keserwan and Metn earlier in the day.

President Joseph Aoun reiterated Tuesday the government's commitment to Hezbollah disarmament, saying that "Lebanon cannot wage the wars of others on its soil".

"There is no turning back on the government's decisions," Aoun said, adding that "war could have been avoided had Israel responded to calls for withdrawal from occupied territories and committed to the 2024 Agreement."