Free Patriotic Movement leader Jebran Bassil has lamented that Israel has “deliberately” targeted “civilians who have no connection to the war – doctors, engineers, paramedics, students, and this time a school principal and her family."

Israeli artillery shelled overnight into Wednesday the strategic hill of Ali al-Taher where Israel claims Hezbollah fighters are hiding in tunnels.

Israeli warplanes also struck overnight a region between Beit Yahoun, Kounine and Baraashit.

President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday the majority of Lebanese people, including Shiites, back the state's move to negotiate with Israel. "I chose negotiations because I could not stand by and watch my country being led into the abyss to serve the interests of another nation," he said, adding that this step could stop the Israeli destruction and bring an end to the occupation.

"This step enjoys the support of the majority of Lebanese people, including members of the Shiite community, who have paid the heaviest price for the wars in the South," Aoun said.

President Joseph Aoun has followed the developments regarding the Iranian attacks that targeted Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday, saying the strikes are “a blatant violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of both countries, and a flagrant breach of international law and the Charter of the United Nations,” the Presidency said.

Lebanon has agreed to participate in the Rome negotiations after its concerns were calmed and after it secured the presence and sponsorship of the United States, MTV reported on Wednesday.

"This means the negotiations will not be bilateral between Lebanon and Israel, but trilateral under U.S. auspices," MTV said, adding that Lebanon will be represented at the negotiations by Ambassador Nada Moawad and Ambassador Simon Karam.

The Embassy of Lebanon in Washington announced Wednesday that the White House has officially invited President Joseph Aoun to visit Washington and meet with President Donald Trump on July 21.

"The invitation reflects the enduring partnership between Lebanon and the United States and provides an opportunity for the two leaders to discuss issues of mutual interest, including bilateral relations, regional security, and continued U.S. support for Lebanon’s sovereignty, stability, territorial integrity, and state institutions," the Lebanese Embassy said.

Druze leader Walid Jumblat on Tuesday stated that "the framework agreement is a unilateral agreement imposed by Israel on a Lebanese faction, inside and outside the country, that has limited experience in law and diplomacy," emphasizing that peace with Israel is impossible.

President Joseph Aoun on Tuesday condemned the continued Israeli attacks on Lebanese civilians and the death of four people yesterday in an Israeli drone strike on their car in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

The American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) has successfully installed the Middle East’s first Philips BlueSeal XE MRI system.

The launch ceremony was attended by AUB President Fadlo R. Khouri, Dr. Weam Abou Hamdan, the director general of the Ministry of Public Health representing the Minister of Public Health Rakan Nassereldine, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Lebanon Frank Mollen, government officials, AUBMC and Philips leadership, Intermedic, members of the medical community, and hospital management, reflecting the significance of acquiring this cutting-edge medical technology.

President Joseph Aoun is preparing to visit the White House to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump this month, after a new round of Lebanon-Israel talks that will be held next week in Rome.

Israeli Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter said said Aoun will meet with Trump on July 21.