President Joseph Aoun on Monday discussed with Ousmane Dione, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, and Jean-Christophe Carré, World Bank Regional Director, projects previously approved by the World Bank's Board of Directors and are still awaiting parliamentary approval.

President Joseph Aoun received a phone call Saturday evening from French President Emmanuel Macron during which they discussed “the rapid developments after the escalation of the Iranian-Israeli confrontations,” the Presidency said.

President Joseph Aoun on Saturday convened a security meeting to discuss the latest developments in light of the major escalation between Israel and Iran.

Lebanon’s National News Agency said Friday that an Israeli interception missile exploded over the southern Lebanese town of Ibl al-Saqi, as Israel’s Channel 14 said two interception missiles were fired at Iranian drones over Syria and Lebanon.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri on Friday condemned Israel’s massive attack on Iran’s nuclear and missile facilities and top military leaders and nuclear scientists, saying Israel’s hostile actions in the region “represent a cross-border threat to independent countries and to international security and stability.”

Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem warned Friday that Israel’s massive attack on Iran “will have major repercussions on the region’s stability, seeing as it will not pass without a response and punishment.”

Hezbollah warned Friday that Israel's strikes on its main foreign backer Iran "threaten to ignite the region".
The group, which fought a two-month war with Israel last year, condemned the "brutal Israeli aggression" against Iranian nuclear facilities and scientists and said Israel was "engaging in adventures that threaten to ignite the entire region".

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned Israel’s massive attack on Iran as a “flagrant violation of national sovereignty and international law and a breach of the U.N. Charter.”

The Lebanese Army has communicated with Hezbollah as part of “holding onto the Lebanese principles and refusing that Lebanon be dragged into any confrontation,” governmental sources told Al-Jadeed TV, after Israel launched a massive attack on Iran.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced late Thursday that the U.S. remains "committed to a Diplomatic Resolution to the Iran Nuclear Issue," amid soaring tensions and reports of a possible Israeli strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
