A Lebanese man succumbed to his injuries on Monday after his wife was killed and his son injured over the weekend during clashes between the Lebanese army and a number of gunmen west of Baalbek, which prompted Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea to urge calm and promise that the culprits will be brought to justice.

Sobhi Fakhri, who was in critical condition, died at Dar al-Amal hospital.

Clashes erupted at dawn on Saturday between the army and a number of gunmen in the eastern Bekaa city of Baalbek as the army cracked down on wanted suspects, reported the National News Agency.

It said that one person was killed, while two others were wounded in the unrest that broke out in the Dar al-Wasaa area in western Baalbek.

Unknown assailants robbed at gunpoint on Saturday LL500 million from the Jammal Trust Bank's branch in the Bekaa city of Baalbek, reported the National News Agency.

It said that the gunmen, riding in two BMW SUVs, intercepted two bank employees as they were transferring the funds to the Central Bank branch in the city.

A suspect wanted on several drug smuggling charges was injured on Friday during an army raid against his residence in the Tal Abyad area in the eastern region of Baalbek, reported the National News Agency.

Nouh Zoaiter sustained injuries to his legs during the raid, after which he was taken to al-Rayyan Hospital for treatment amid the heavy deployment of the army and Zoaiter family gunmen around the facility.

Two people were wounded on Tuesday by stray bullets during armed clashes between the Jaafar and Zoaiter clans in the Bekaa city of Baalbek.

Rocket-propelled grenades were also fired in the air during the fighting, according to state-run National News Agency.

Al-Qaida-linked al-Nusra Front released on Tuesday a Lebanese man, several days after it kidnapped him for allegedly “disagreeing” with the terrorist group's political views, the state-run National News Agency said.

Hujeiri, who is also known as Ahmed Hadiya, hails from the northeastern border town of Arsal.

Unknown assailants kidnapped at dawn Monday a Palestinian businessman in the eastern district of Baalbek, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said that the kidnappers abducted Mohammed Khaled Ismail, a Palestinian expatriate in Denmark, near his residence in the town of Douris.

Angry Lebanese nationals reportedly torched tents that were housing Syrian refugees after news emerged on the beheading of another Lebanese soldier by Islamist gunmen who overran the northeastern border town of Arsal in August.

MTV reported on Sunday that enraged protesters set ablaze tents for Syrian refugees residing in encampments in Beirut's southern suburb neighborhood of al-Lailaki and Hay al-Sellom.

Unknown assailants opened fire on Friday at a security forces patrol as it attempted to remove a construction violation in the eastern Bekaa region of Baalbek, reported MTV.

It said that the patrol was attacked by passengers riding a Mercedes ML vehicle as it sought to remove the violation.

Security agencies enforced strict security measures in areas in eastern Lebanon as several Syrian nationals have been arrested recently to “avert any possible terrorist sabotage operation.”

“The strict security measures come in light of the clashes in (the northeastern border town of) Arsal in an attempt to prevent any sabotage operations from occurring,” security sources said in comments published in the pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat.