British Ambassador to Lebanon Hamish Cowell, U.S. Ambassador, Michel Issa, and Canadian Ambassador Gregory Galligan met Lebanese Army chief General Rodolphe Haykal during the High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC) meeting on Wednesday.

“The Committee convened to review progress and challenges in securing Lebanon’s eastern and northern borders, and reaffirmed support for the LAF’s (Lebanese Army’s) efforts to reinforce state authority at this critical time,” the British embassy said.

The Israeli army issued Wednesday evacuation warnings for three buildings in the southern towns of Jarjouaa, al-Kfour and Qennarit ahead of airstrikes.

Earlier on Wednesday, two people were killed in two separate Israeli airstrikes on their vehicles on the Bazouriyeh and al-Zahrani roads, in the southern districts of Tyre and Sidon. The Israeli army said it targeted two Hezbollah members in the strikes.

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut said the United States remains “committed to delivering lifesaving humanitarian assistance and supporting durable solutions for vulnerable communities across Lebanon,” after U.S. Ambassador Michel Issa made a recent visit to North Lebanon and Akkar.

The Beirut Court of First Instance has ordered former ministers Ali Hassan Khalil and Ghazi Zoaiter to pay a compensation of 10 billion Lebanese pounds over “the abuse of the right to litigate, defend and appeal,” and for stalling the Beirut port blast case.

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea lauded Wednesday a statement by President Joseph Aoun in which he reiterated his commitment to disarm Hezbollah and implement the state's monopoly on arms.

Geagea said Aoun's words were "clear and responsible" and hoped that all political forces would unite behind the President's plan. "Perhaps and hopefully, we may reach, as soon as possible, the actual State that Lebanese people have long dreamed of."

Israel and the U.S. are trying to suspend a committee monitoring the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel and are instead asking Lebanon to accept "extremely difficult" conditions, the head of Lebanon's delegation to the committee said.

Lebanese diplomat and lawyer Simon Karam told journalists Tuesday that the American-Israeli decision and continuous pressure to obstruct the committee's work are "pushing things toward the unknown" and that Lebanon cannot agree to the extremely difficult conditions that Israel is demanding.

A meeting comprising Lebanese, Syrian, Egyptian and Jordanian officials will be held in February with the aim of facilitating the exportation of electricity and gas from Jordan and Egypt to Lebanon via Syria, a Lebanese ministerial source told Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.

The meeting will review previous agreements signed during the era of the Bashar al-Assad regime, as part of the Lebanese authorities' steps to improve electricity supply in Lebanon.

The United States has endorsed Israel’s viewpoint that suggests that Lebanon should take “more effective” steps in the face of Hezbollah, al-Akhbar newspaper quoted Western diplomats as telling Lebanese officials.

Two people were killed Wednesday in two separate Israeli airstrikes on their vehicles on the Bazouriyeh and al-Zahrani roads, in the southern districts of Tyre and Sidon.

The Israeli army said it targeted two Hezbollah members in the strikes.

Saudi envoy Prince Yazid bin Farhan made a “notable” visit last week to Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil during his talks in Beirut, ad-Diyar newspaper said.