Hizbullah commander Hussein Habib's family is still mourning his death in Syria, where he fought alongside regime soldiers. But they say they are ready to offer another son up as a "martyr".

In their town of Baalbek and other Hizbullah strongholds in eastern Lebanon, it's no longer a secret that the group's members are crossing the border to bolster the ranks of government troops battling rebels.

The army on Sunday carried out raids in the area of al-Sharawneh in the eastern city of Baalbek after it engaged in a gunbattle with gunmen, the military command said.

The communique said that an army patrol came under fire by gunmen as it was raiding the house of a suspect in al-Sharawneh.

Security forces defused at dawn Thursday a hand grenade found at the restroom of a restaurant in the eastern town of Chtaura, the National News Agency reported.

NNA said that the KFC branch received a call to its delivery call center informing the staff about the grenade.

Unknown assailants have tossed a hand grenade in the eastern city of Baalbek, meters away from the house of a Hizbullah MP, causing material damage only, the National News Agency reported on Friday.

NNA said the grenade tossed in al-Rifai neighborhood around 3:00 am damaged two vehicles – a Mitsubishi with a Syrian license plate and also a Syrian-plated Hyundai van - parked on the side of the road.

The storm that has been hitting Lebanon since Saturday has caused millions of dollars in damages throughout Lebanon.

The Beirut southern suburb of Hay al-Sellom has been described as a “disaster area.” Flood waters from al-Ghadir River invaded homes and shops, turning the streets into ponds and wreaking havoc in the impoverished area.

The Lebanese Army command said Thursday that troops arrested several suspects involved in a gunfight between two clans in the eastern city of Baalbek.

“A dispute between residents of the area of al-Sharawina over family affairs turned into a gunfight with light weapons” on Wednesday night, an army communique said.

Three Syrians were kidnapped in the Bekaa region of Baalbek at dawn on Monday, reported the National News Agency.

It said that gunmen kidnapped the Syrians from the town of Ham as they were making their way to the Lebanese border town of Tfeil in the Bekaa.

An armed clash broke out on Monday between unknown gunmen and the owner of a liquor store in the Beqaa town of Baalbek, reported the National News Agency.

It said that the gunmen, driving in Range Rovers, stormed the store, which is located in front of the Jalil Palestinian refugee camp.

A 10-year-old Lebanese boy was released on Monday after security forces and Army intelligence besieged his kidnappers in the eastern city of Baalbek, the state-run National News Agency reported.

NNA said that Hussein Samaha, who was kidnapped in the town of Shamstar west of Baalbek on Saturday night, was set free in Iaat valley after the abductors came under the pressure of the armed forces.

A squad of the Intelligence Directorate was able to arrest on Thursday a gang accused of kidnapping incidents in Lebanon, a statement by the Army Command.

"The army's intervention occurred when the suspected group was lurking a citizen in the Jamaliyyeh region of Baalbek, gearing up to kidnap him,” the army said.