The Israeli army is preparing for a military move with the aim of weakening Hezbollah and bringing it and the Lebanese government to sign a “stable agreement” with Israel, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Thursday.

The Israeli army is preparing for “the possibility that they will be required to enter combat in the near future,” the channel added, quoting senior Israeli officials as saying that "there are already existing plans."

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has said that there will be no war on Lebanon, sarcastically adding that the war has not stopped in the first place to restart.

"Has Israel stopped its war on Lebanon?" He asked al-Joumhouria newspaper, in remarks published Thursday.

Israeli is “not seeking a war in Lebanon” but “will not hesitate if it’s needed,” an Israeli official told Al-Arabiya on Wednesday.

“We welcome any negotiations with Lebanon but without preconditions,” the official added.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on Wednesday affirmed that "reconstruction is a national priority for the entire government," during a meeting with a delegation from the Association of the Sons of the Southern Border Towns.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea on Wednesday disputed Speaker Nabih Berri’s announcement that Hezbollah “has fully committed to the stipulations of the ceasefire agreement” with Israel.

“This statement is totally untrue,” Geagea said, noting that the agreement’s clauses, especially its preamble, calls for the dissolution of all illegitimate armed groups.

Former U.S. under secretary of state for political affairs and ex-ambassador to Lebanon David Hale, who currently serves as a Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute think tank in Washington, has said that escalation between Israel and Hezbollah is possible but not inevitable.

Speaking about his recent trip to Israel in remarks to Lebanon’s Nidaa al-Watan newspaper, Hale said he did not hear from the Israeli officials that they want to harm Lebanon. He added that the Israelis have confidence in the abilities of the Lebanese leadership represented in President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam.

Any “Hezbollah attack” will be met with a “powerful response” from Israel and if Hezbollah crosses Israel’s “red lines,” a “broad operation” will be carried out in Lebanon, Israel’s Maariv newspaper quoted the Israeli army as saying on Wednesday.

“We’re currently carrying out a gradual exhaustion of Hezbollah’s capabilities and Hezbollah might reach the red line drawn by Israel within months,” the Israeli army reportedly added.

One person was killed and another was wounded when an Israeli drone bombed a car in the southern town of Burj Rahal on Wednesday, the National News Agency said.

The strike also caused a state of panic among students in two nearby schools, prompting their parents to scramble to take them home, NNA added.

Hamish Falconer, the UK Minister for the Middle East, has ended a two-day visit to Lebanon, the British embassy said on Tuesday.

An Israeli drone strike targeted a car in the southern town of Kfar Dajjal on Tuesday, killing one person, media reports said.

Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah, Israel maintains troops in five areas in southern Lebanon and has kept up regular air strikes.