The Israeli army claimed Wednesday that Hezbollah tried to rebuild an “arms production site” in Choueifat after the war and that it concealed engineering vehicles during a Lebanese Army inspection visit.

The upcoming negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Oman will have an impact on the region, including on Lebanon, political sources told al-Joumhouria newspaper in remarks published Wednesday.

Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Morgan Ortagus has said that the Trump administration has a real vision for helping the Lebanese people, especially the residents of south Lebanon.

The Trump administration has reversed sweeping cuts in emergency food aid to several nations while maintaining them in Afghanistan and Yemen, two of the world's poorest and most war-ravaged countries, officials said Wednesday.

The United States had initially cut funding for projects in more than a dozen countries, part of a dramatic reduction of foreign aid led by billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency. Aid officials warned the cuts would deny food to millions of people and end health programs for women and children.

Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Morgan Ortagus expressed understanding of President Joseph Aoun’s desire to hold direct dialogue with Hezbollah over its weapons, official sources said.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Wednesday after meeting Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi in Bkerki that cabinet will soon discuss the monopolization of weapons and extending the state's authority on all Lebanese territories.

Salam also called for Israel's withdrawal from the five hills its troops are still occupying in south Lebanon. He said he has discussed this issue with Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Morgan Ortagus as she visited Lebanon Saturday.

Hezbollah is ready to discuss its disarmament if Israel withdraws from the five strategic hills it is still occupying in south Lebanon, a report said.

A senior Hezbollah official was quoted as saying that the group is ready to hold talks with President Joseph Aoun about its weapons in the context of a national defense strategy if Israel withdraws from south Lebanon and stops its strikes and violations.

A French judicial delegation will travel to Lebanon this month to meet with the judge in charge of the investigation into the deadly explosion at the port of Beirut in 2020, a Lebanese judicial official told AFP on Tuesday.

"Two French judges will arrive in Beirut in the last week of this month," said the official, who requested anonymity as he was not authorized to speak to the media.

Minister of Public Works and Transport Fayez Rasamni carried out Wednesday an inspection tour of the Port of Beirut after media reports claimed that Hezbollah is receiving arms and cash through the port.

In a press conference, Rasamni assured that "security at the Beirut Port is held with an iron fist," and warned against media reports saying otherwise.

An Israeli airstrike targeted on Tuesday night a building in the Hawsh Tal Safiyeh area in the Baalbek district.

The Israeli army said it struck a weapons storage facility belonging to Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit in the area of Beqaa in Lebanon.