Two Italian warships are sailing closer toward offshore Lebanon to protect Italy's soldiers participating in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the South, An Italian news report said.

Italy currently has some 1,100 soldiers in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon.

U.N. Special Coordinator for Lebanon Derek Plumbly said the formation of a capable government facilitates the work of the United Nations in Lebanon.

In an interview with As Safir daily published on Thursday, Plumbly said it was up to the Lebanese to decide on the form of the new cabinet but it was “important to form a capable government as soon as possible.”

Rockets launched in a western-led attack against Syrian regime targets may pass through Lebanese airspace, reported As Safir newspaper on Saturday.

French military sources told the daily that the attack will place Lebanon at the forefront of the war against Syria, seeing as American warships have started to head to the Mediterranean.

The spokesperson of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon denied on Friday that the peacekeeping command had decided to evacuate civilian employees and their families.

“There is no decision to pull out civilian employees or their families from Lebanon,” UNIFIL spokeswoman Antoinette Midday told Voice of Lebanon (93.3) radio.

The U.N. Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) for another year, with no major operational changes.

In a resolution unanimously adopted, the 15-member body urged all parties to abide by their obligations and respect the safety of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon.

The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon command announced on Friday that it had received Israeli confirmation that it had carried out an airstrike in the Naameh Valley between Beirut and Sidon.

It said in a statement that Force Commander Major General Paolo Serra had contacted the Lebanese and Israeli army chiefs to urge them to exercise restraint.

UNIFIL commander Maj.-Gen. Paolo Serra said on Thursday that investigations are ongoing regarding Labbouneh blast that wounded four Israeli soldiers, in reply to Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah's remarks.

He considered the incident “dangerous,” pointing out that it should not occur again.

President Michel Suleiman urged on Thursday the Lebanese Army and UNIFIL leaderships to expand the investigation into the infiltration of an Israeli patrol into southern Lebanon.

Suleiman's request came in an attempt to study in detail the circumstances of the infiltration that took place early Wednesday to add the information to a complaint that Lebanese authorities plan to file with the U.N. Security Council.

The spokesman of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Andrea Tenenti, has denied that the peacekeepers had received any threats, and stressed the strong cooperation between them and the Lebanese army

“We don't feel threatened and security measures haven't changed,” Tenenti told As Safir newspaper published on Thursday.

UNIFIL Official Spokesman Andrea Tenenti stressed on Tuesday that the the Lebanese army will be handed over on the long term the complete supervision of southern Lebanon according to U.N. Security Council Resolution 1701.

Tenenti described cooperation and coordination between the U.N. peacekeeping force and the army as “excellent.”