The Progressive Socialist Party on Thursday said it salutes “the souls of the martyrs who fell throughout the long history of the confrontation against the Israeli enemy,” calling on all Lebanese to demonstrate a “national moment” on Sunday, during the funeral of slain Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine.

EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica will travel to Lebanon Thursday on her first mission to the Middle East.

The Lebanese Forces announced Thursday that it has filed a judicial complaint against Soldiers of God -- a small, fundamentalist Christian group that is accused of being financed by the banker Antoun Sehnaoui.

Calling the group a “secret association”, the LF accused the group and its members of “involvement in a series of serious crimes that threaten security and civil peace.”

Beirut’s airport witnessed controversy on Thursday during the arrival of pro-Hezbollah passengers who were stranded in Iran for several days after Lebanon banned the landing of two Iranian flights following reported Israeli threats and U.S. warnings.

The Lebanese Army said Wednesday its units were "completing their deployment in all southern border towns" where Israeli troops had withdrawn.

In a statement, it also said the Israeli army was "persisting in shirking its commitments and in violating Lebanese sovereignty through ongoing attacks on the security of Lebanon and its citizens."

Hezbollah is preparing for a massive turnout for the funeral on Sunday of its slain leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, an opportunity for a show of strength by the group after a bruising war with Israel.

Nasrallah's death nearly five months ago in a huge Israeli strike on Beirut's southern suburbs left Hezbollah supporters in disbelief and sent shockwaves across Lebanon and the region.

President Joseph Aoun stressed Wednesday to U.S. National Security Advisor Mike Waltz the need to “end Israel’s occupation of the remaining points” in south Lebanon and to “continue implementing the Nov. 27, 2024 agreement to guarantee boosting stability in the South and enforcing Resolution 1701.”

President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that he supports “the freedom of peaceful expression,” but stressed that “the violations that occurred days ago, such as the blocking of roads and attacks on the army and citizens, are unacceptable practices and will not be repeated.”

Lebanese official media said Israel struck a vehicle in the south on Wednesday, killing one person -- the first death since Israeli troops withdrew from most of the border area a day earlier.

"An enemy drone struck a vehicle... in the town of Aita al-Shaab," near the southern border, the official National News agency said, reporting one person was killed.

The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday it is open to a new loan agreement with Lebanon following discussions with its recently-appointed finance minister.