Israeli troops opened gunfire at a Lebanese fishing boat opposite the border area of Ras al-Naqoura, the Army Command Orientation Directorate said in a statement on Monday.

“At 4:32 a.m., the Israeli enemy opened gunfire at a Lebanese fishing boat inside the Lebanese regional waters opposite Ras al-Naqoura, without causing any injuries,” said the statement.

President Michel Aoun gave instructions on Monday to facilitate the transfer of Lebanese nationals wounded in the Istanbul attack, mainly the ones whose medical condition permits the continuation of treatment in Lebanon, the National News Agency reported.

Aoun, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Foreign Minister Jebran Bassil followed up on the efforts of the official mission dispatched to Turkey to look after the conditions of the three Lebanese who fell victim to the attack at nightclub Reina in Istanbul, NNA added.

Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi condemned on Monday the terror attack that targeted Turkey on New Year's eve, leaving many killed and wounded including Lebanese victims, the National News Agency reported.

Al-Rahi prayed for a speedy recovery for those who were wounded and injured, and patience for the families of the victims, NNA added.

State Minister for Combating Corruption Nicolas Tueni stressed on Monday that an “uprising” against corruption in Lebanon is needed, and hailed the intentions of President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister Saad Hariri to fight it.

“There are some genuine political intentions from the President and Prime Minister's side to combat corruption. The situation requires an uprising,” Tueni told the VDL (100.5).

The bodies of Lebanese victims who were killed in the New Year's Eve massacre at an Istanbul nightclub, will be flown back to Lebanon on board a Middle East aircraft on Monday, the VDL (93.3) radio said quoting sources from Lebanon's consulate general in the Turkish city.

Other wounded Lebanese civilians whose medical condition permits their travel, will also be flown to Lebanon, the sources added.

President Michel Aoun has stressed that he is “determined to confront the problems that the Lebanese are facing.”

Prime Minister Saad Hariri was on Sunday following up on the details of the armed attack that targeted an Istanbul nightclub and caused many casualties, including Lebanese citizens, his office said in a statement.

Seven terror suspects were arrested Sunday in the northern district of Zgharta, state-run National News Agency reported.

Western powers have called on the Syrian regime and Hizbullah to “stop their attacks” in the Wadi Barada region near Damascus, a media report said on Sunday.

Its slogan was "the voice of the voiceless", but after four decades the prestigious Lebanese daily As-Safir published its final issue Saturday amid a crisis in the country's print media.