Israel was supposed to fully withdraw from Lebanon under a ceasefire reached in late November after more than a year of fighting. Israeli forces withdrew from villages in southern Lebanon but stayed in five "strategic" overlook locations along the border inside Lebanon.

The Israeli army also continued to carry out strikes against what it says are militant targets and Israel's defense minister said Wednesday that Israeli troops will stay "indefinitely" in "security zones" in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and Syria.

An Israeli drone strike targeted a motorcycle Thursday in the southern town of Aitaroun, killing one person, according to the Health Ministry.

An ordinary Cabinet session kicked off Thursday morning at the presidential palace in Baabda.

U.S. Ambassador to Lebanon Lisa Johnson has hosted a reception to celebrate the “A Thread of Hope” exhibit featuring 68 works of art by Lebanese artists at the U.S. Embassy.

Johnson expressed gratitude to the more than 70 artists who generously have partnered with the U.S. Embassy since 2022 on Art Loan Projects. Minister of Culture Ghassan Salameh attended the event Tuesday, as well as Director General of Antiquities Sarkis Khoury. Numerous artists, galleries, and art world patrons were also present.

Hezbollah political bureau member Mahmoud Qmati clarified Wednesday that “Hezbollah is cooperating with President Joseph Aoun in his stances” and that his remarks a day earlier about “severing the hand that will extend to the resistance’s arms” were in response to a “provocative” rhetoric from some Lebanese rivals.

President Joseph Aoun helds talks Wednesday in Doha with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, thanking Qatar for “the support it has offered Lebanon in the various fields.”

President Joseph Aoun held a phone call with Jordanian King Abdullah II to “inquire about the outcome of investigations into the rocket manufacturing cell that was unveiled in Jordan,” expressing his “full readiness for coordination and cooperation between the two countries.”

President Joseph Aoun traveled Tuesday to Doha on an official visit, following an invitation from Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

President Joseph Aoun has said that “2025 will be the year of limiting arms to the hands of the state,” reassuring that “Hezbollah will not be dragged into a new war.”

Lebanon's health ministry said an Israeli strike killed one person in the country's south on Tuesday, the latest such attack despite a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

A "drone strike carried out by the Israeli enemy on a vehicle in the town of Aitaroun killed one person and wounded three others including a child," the health ministry said in a statement.