Tehran is reportedly making new efforts to arm its allies including Hezbollah across the Middle East.

Senior fellow at the Washington Institute for near east policy Michael Knights said that "Iran is rebuilding its presence in the Levant by sending missiles to Hezbollah and weapons from Iraq to Syria".

The Central Bank has denied a media report that claimed it intends to shut down the branches of the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Qard Al-Hasan Association across Lebanon.

Hezbollah has welcomed the decision of a French appeals court to release pro-Palestinian Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, imprisoned for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats.

The injustice suffered by Georges Abdallah would remain a stain on the record of the French judicial and political system, Hezbollah said in a statement Thursday.

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert has told the United Nations Security Council that "the current window of opportunity to effect real change in Lebanon will not stay open indefinitely".

During a briefing Thursday on the implementation of resolution 1701, Speaking alongside Assistant Secretary-General for the Middle East, Asia and the Pacific Mohamed Khaled Khiari, she commended steps taken by the Lebanese authorities in recent months and significant progress made by the Lebanese Armed Forces.

A Turkish official said Thursday that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and intelligence chief İbrahim Kalin held a series of diplomatic and security contacts to de-escalate the clashes in Syria's Sweida.

They worked with the U.S. special envoy for Syria, Israel, and regional officials and leaders, including Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblat, said the official who requested anonymity to discuss the issue.

President Joseph Aoun on Thursday told a delegation from the families of the Beirut port blast victims that he has a “clear commitment” to “unveil the full truth” and “hold accountable all those who caused this tragedy.”

Druze spiritual leader in Lebanon Sheikh Sami Abi al-Mona has expressed his fear of sectarian tensions in Lebanon against the backdrop of Syria's Sweida events.

In an interview, published Thursday in local An-Nahar newspaper, Abi al-Mona warned against transferring the conflict to Lebanon and urged both Sweida armed groups and Lebanese Hezbollah to hand over their arms to the state.

EU and member state ambassadors met with President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on respectively 10, 11, and 17 July 2025, the EU Delegation to Lebanon said.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam discussed in a phone call Thursday with former Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblat the latest developments in Syria and reactions in Lebanon.

The two leaders stressed the importance of preserving Syria's unity under the Syrian state's umbrella, as well as the need for prudence and wisdom in Lebanon to avoid reactions that could create internal tensions.

An Israeli drone on Thursday bombed a car between the southern towns of Toul and al-Kfour, killing one person and wounding two others, the Health Ministry said.