Despite Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s announcement about the readiness to begin arms monopolization north of the Litani River, the Lebanese state has not taken such a decision in the current period, a media report said.

“Not moving to cleaning out North Litani does not stem from a negative stance from Lebanon, but the Lebanese state wants Israel to withdraw from the occupied points, hand over the captives, and take positive steps so that the Lebanese state manages to make a step forward regarding Hezbollah’s arms,” the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper added.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Michel Issa has met with a number of Lebanese ministers in recent days, the U.S. Embassy said on Monday.

“Economic and financial reforms are critical – alongside peace and security -- to secure Lebanon’s stability and restore international confidence,” the Embassy said in a post on X about Issa’s meeting with Economy Minister Amer Bisat.

Following a U.S. mediation, Saudi Arabia and Qatar have agreed to open a new chapter of cooperation between them, especially in files related to Lebanon and Syria, al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday.

Doha had on Sunday witnessed a meeting over the Lebanese file between State Minister at the Qatari Foreign Ministry Mohammad al-Khulaifi and Saudi envoy for Lebanon Prince Yazid bin Farhan.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has said that moves to disarm the group in Lebanon are an "Israeli-American plan", accusing Israel of failing to abide by a ceasefire agreement sealed last year.

Under heavy U.S. pressure and fears of expanded Israeli strikes, the Lebanese military is expected to complete Hezbollah's disarmament south of the Litani River -- located about 30 kilometers from the border with Israel -- by the end of the year.

The Lebanese Army on Sunday inspectef four destroyed houses in the southern town of Bint Jbeil at the request of the U.S.-led Mechanism committee, the National News Agency said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida on Monday, an Israeli official told AFP, in what is seen as a crucial visit for the next steps of the fragile Gaza truce plan.

It will be Netanyahu's fifth visit to see key ally Trump in the United States this year.

U.S. President Donald Trump will ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in their upcoming meeting to continue the path of diplomacy with Lebanon, a media report said.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said an Israeli attack near their position in the country's south wounded a peacekeeper on Friday, reiterating a call for Israel to "cease aggressive behavior."

Lebanon's government on Friday approved a draft law to distribute financial losses from the 2019 economic crisis that deprived many Lebanese of their deposits despite strong opposition from political and banking officials.

After Cabinet passed a long-awaited banking draft bill that would distribute losses from the 2019 economic crisis amid objections from nine ministers and modest protests, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam appeared a bit agitated as he answered journalists' questions.

The law stipulates that each of the state, the central bank, commercial banks and depositors will share the losses accrued as a result of the financial crisis.