Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea said Thursday that the government represents the majority of the Lebanese people, after Parliament granted it a vote of confidence following two days of debate.

Geagea, a staunch opponent of Hezbollah, said the sessions proved that the government truly represents the aspirations of the Lebanese people, who believe the only way out of the current crisis and cycle of wars is to put an end to Hezbollah's "illegal" weapons.

An Israeli military source on Thursday warned that “any attempt by Hezbollah to rebuild its capabilities will be met with an immediate response.”

Israeli artillery targeted overnight into Thursday Ali al-Taher, Kfartebnit and Hadatha while strikes hit al-Mansouri, al-Qantara and Majdalzoun.

Israeli forces carried out heavy detonations in Bani Hayyan, Beit Leef, Kfartebnit and Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh and bulldozed houses in al-Mansouri.

Parliament renewed its confidence in Prime Minister Nawaf Salam's government on Wednesday with 68 votes in favor, 12 against, and two abstentions, following two days of heated debate.

Hezbollah MPs walked out of the session shortly before the vote of confidence was held. Lawmakers from the Free Patriotic Movement voted against the government, while Amal MPs voted in favor.

Lebanese Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh Moawad and Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter held a meeting overnight in the presence of U.S. State Department Counselor Daniel Holler.

President Joseph Aoun left for Paris on Wednesday, meeting an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the general situation in Lebanon and the region, as well as bilateral relations between the two countries.

Aoun will on Thursday join Macron and King Abdullah II of Jordan for the opening of the preparatory meeting for the international conference in support of the Lebanese Army and security forces.

Israeli forces carried out detonations on Wednesday in the southern border towns of Teeri and al-Mansouri while artillery shelled overnight into Wednesday Kfartebnit, Marjaayoun, Baraashit, and Wadi Zebqine.

Israeli strikes meanwhile targeted Wadi Zebqine and a region between Mayfadoun and Zawtar al-Sharqiyeh.

Former President Michel Aoun, represented by lawyer Wadih Akl, on Wednesday filed a criminal complaint, after media reports said the public prosecution has requested that he be indicted over the 2020 Beirut port explosion.

The second day of a general parliamentary debate session witnessed renewed verbal clashes between lawmakers from Hezbollah and political rivals.

“Go check what the Israelis said about Ali al-Taher. Shame on you,” MP Ihab Hamadeh of Hezbollah told his political foes, prompting MP Waddah Sadek to say, “Go check who brought the Israelis into the country!”

An Israeli force on Wednesday made an incursion into the southern town of Halta, where it blew up the house of the resident Abdallah Hatem Abdel-Al and kidnapped a resident.

The area had earlier been targeted by three Israeli artillery shells.