The body of a French-Lebanese dual national, who bombed a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria in 2012, was being repatriated to Lebanon on Thursday, a source with knowledge of the matter said.

The attack at Bulgaria's Burgas airport was the deadliest against Israelis abroad since 2004. Five Israelis, including a pregnant woman, and the Bulgarian bus driver were killed along with the bomber, Mohamad Hassan El-Husseini, 23.

President Joseph Aoun announced Thursday that “Hezbollah has shown a lot of leniency and flexibility in the issue of cooperating in the weapons file according to a specific timeframe.”

Israel does not intend to remain "forever" on the five hills that its troops are still occupying in south Lebanon, an Israeli security source told Sky News Arabia.

The source said the troops will withdraw once the Lebanese states extends its authority on all Lebanese territories, adding that Israel has "no interest" in Lebanese territories.

The Israeli army ordered Thursday the evacuation of neighborhoods in the southern border town of Aita al-Shaab, media reports said.

On Wednesday, Israel bombed homes in the southern town of Yater after warning residents to evacuate the properties through phone calls.

Hezbollah’s media relations unit on Thursday commented on “the recent news and reports attributed to Hezbollah sources or officials.”

MP Hassan Fadlallah denied Thursday that Hezbollah is smuggling arms through the port of Beirut, describing these claims as "lies".

Al-Arabiya television had quoted Tuesday a Western security source as saying that Hezbollah has "re-imposed its control over Beirut’s port," following the 2020 blast and is receiving arms and cash through the port.

President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam are “directly communicating with the aim of finding a complete solution for the file of the handover of Hezbollah’s arms,” MP Michel Moussa of Berri’s parliamentary bloc said on Thursday.

The Lebanese Army carried out a thorough inspection of a site in Choueifat that the Israeli army claimed Wednesday it was a Hezbollah “arms production” facility.

Israeli Apache helicopters bombed a number of homes in the southern town of Yater overnight after residents received Israeli phone calls warning them to evacuate the properties.

To mark International Women’s Day, the Embassies of the United Kingdom, Canada and Jordan are collaborating on the ‘Ambassador for a Day’ (AFAD) competition for the third year.

Ambassador for a Day is a national essay competition for girls between 15-18 years of age. Each AFAD winner will get to shadow an Ambassador or senior UN Official in Lebanon for one day, to see first-hand how girls can become leaders and advocates for change. This promises to be an unforgettable opportunity to build skills in diplomacy, confidence, and leadership.