Cabinet will convene Friday in Baabda with the reconstruction of war-hit regions on its agenda, Speaker Nabih Berri said in a parliament session.

The World Bank estimates the costs of reconstruction and recovery at $11 billion.

Hezbollah MP Ali Fayad accused Israel on Thursday of failing to meet its obligations, despite Hezbollah's compliance with disarming south of the Litani River.

"We have committed to disarming south of the Litani river and not a single bullet was fired but it was met with nothing in return," Fayad said as parliament convened for a third and last day in a row to discuss the 2026 state budget.

Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has met in Doha with the French special envoy to Lebanon, Jean-Yves Le Drian.

"During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations and ways to support and strengthen them, discussed the latest developments in Lebanon, and addressed a number of issues of common interest,” the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.

Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji has called for everyone to return to the State and to not give Israel excuses to keep up its attacks and occupation.

"We demand that everyone return to the state, the state of law," Rajji said Tuesday in a seminar, adding that "this is not the time for fiery statements or ideological slogans but a time to work on ensuring the enemy is given no excuse for stalling."

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Iran to "come to the table and negotiate a fair and equitable deal," warning Tehran of a "far worse" attack if it does not "make a deal."

“A massive Armada is heading to Iran. It is moving quickly, with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose. It is a larger fleet, headed by the great Aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln, than that sent to Venezuela. Like with Venezuela, it is, ready, willing, and able to rapidly fulfill its mission, with speed and violence, if necessary,” Trump warned.

Druze leader Walid Jumblat has described Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem’s latest remarks on supporting Iran in the event of a new war as “irresponsible, irresponsible, irresponsible.”

Warning that such remarks “provoke the Israelis,” Jumblat lamented in remarks to Lebanon’s L'Orient-Le Jour newspaper that Qassem’s statements “threaten the good progress that the government has achieved in the army’s plans in the south.”

Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Hamish Falconer has held phone talks with Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji and welcomed the “progress” of the Lebanese Army in “bringing Hezbollah’s weapons in the south under state control.”

“The UK will continue to support all efforts to ensure security in Lebanon and across the region,” Falconer added, in a post on X.

British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell on Tuesday launched the British Lebanese Chamber of Commerce (BLCC) during a reception held at his residence. 

Kataeb leader Sami Gemayel described Wednesday Hezbollah as an armed militia, as parliament discussed the 2026 budget for a second day in a row.

Gemayel said no one will invest in Lebanon as long as there are war and armed militias, which angered a Hezbollah MP.

President Joseph Aoun's security and military Advisor Antoine Mansour met Tuesday with Mechanism's Assistant Chief U.S. Colonel David Leon Klingensmith at the U.S. Embassy in Awkar.

The meeting was attended by the Defense Attaché at the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Colonel Jason Belknap.