An Israeli drone raided Thursday an engineering vehicle in the town of Yarin in south Lebanon, local media reports said, as Israeli soldiers fired machineguns at the southern town of Markaba.

Two civilians were later lightly wounded on the outskirts of Tallousa near Markaba, as a drone struck near their motorbike.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, Massad Boulos, said the new U.S. administration is “closely following up on the political developments in Lebanon” and is “looking forward to comprehensive changes.”

Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam has stressed that he “will not give up any of the standards” that he has announced for the government formation process, which are separation between parliamentary and ministerial posts and naming “competent” ministers who are not party members or intend to run in the parliamentary or municipal elections.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said that “the problem in the cabinet formation process is not from the Shiite Duo.”

The head of the Israeli army’s Northern Command Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin on Wednesday warned Hezbollah that Israel’s “readiness to resume fighting” is “extremely high,” although he said that the Lebanese group was “defeated” in the latest war.

"The view from this hill in Kiryat Shmona is uplifting. Sitting here safely -- this reflects how much the reality in the north has changed. This was our commitment, and I am glad we fulfilled the mission. The situation is safe, and it is completely different now," Gordin said in an interview with the Israel Hayom newspaper.

Israeli forces on Wednesday abducted three citizens and wounded two others in the southern border town of Maroun al-Ras, al-Manar TV reported.

Druze leader Walid Jumblat has called on “the political and military members of Hezbollah” to “realize that the past has ended” and that “they must turn to political action and abandon military action.”

Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam said Tuesday that he is continuing his consultations to form a government that “meets the aspirations of the Lebanese and the urgent need for reform,” dismissing the latest media reports about the cabinet formation process.

Hezbollah and the Amal Movement on Tuesday condemned Sunday’s motorbike rallies by their supporters that stirred tensions in Beirut and other areas.

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem has announced that the ceaesfire agreement's violation by Israel "highlights Lebanon's need for the resistance," adding that so-called army-people-resistance equation is "still steadfast despite the talk of haters."

In a pre-recorded speech aired Monday, Qassem added that his group won’t accept the extension of the ceasefire deadline, without addressing the fact that the Lebanese government had already done so overnight.