Reports circulating about the Syrian government's alleged intention to take escalatory steps against Lebanon are unfounded, a source from Syria's Ministry of Information told the state-run Al-Ekhbariya TV on Friday.

The source emphasized that the Syrian government considers the issue of Syrian detainees in Lebanese prisons a top priority and is committed to resolving it swiftly through official channels between the two countries.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri hoped there will positive developments after the Lebanese response to was delivered Monday to U.S. envoy Tom Barack.

A patrol from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday attempted to enter the southern town of Aytit, but was met with resistance from a group of local youths, the state-run National News Agency reported.

According to NNA, the patrol fired tear gas in the direction of the protesters before retreating from the area.

An Israeli drone strike targeted Thursday a motorcycle in the southern town of al-Mansouri, killing one person and wounding two others.

The Israeli army had also targeted overnight a cafe and an aluminum workshop in Yohmor al-Shaqif. It said Hezbollah was using civilian buildings and putting civilian lives in danger, claiming that the cafe and the workshop were "a Hezbollah command center."

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met Wednesday with Cyprus' President Nikos Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace in the capital Nicosia.

Aoun said after the meeting that all what he wants for Lebanon, the region and the world is "just peace through dialogue" while Christodoulides voiced Cyprus' support for Lebanon's stability, unity, and territorial sovereignty.

Hezbollah "has recovered and is now ready" to confront Israel in case of an attack on Lebanon, the group's leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a televised interview.

The interview was recorded on June 11 but only broadcast Tuesday on Lebanese pan-Arabist news channel al-Mayadeen.

U.S. envoy Tom Barrack has said that he expects a “breakthrough” in the talks with Lebanon about the U.S. paper related to Hezbollah’s arms, reforms and the relation with Syria, adding that President Joseph Aoun, Speaker Nabih Berri and PM Nawaf Salam have been “candid” and “honest” about their desire to cooperate.

The Israeli army said Wednesday its troops have recently destroyed alleged Hezbollah arms and infrastructure in Jabal Blat and al-Labbouneh in south Lebanon in "special, targeted operations".

In a statement, the Israeli army said it identified Hezbollah weapons and infrastructure in several areas in south Lebanon and destroyed them to "prevent Hezbollah from reestablishing itself in the area."

An Israeli drone strike on a car in the Sidon district town of Babliyeh on killed one person overnight Tuesday, the Health Ministry said.

An Israeli drone on Tuesday bombed a car in the al-Ayrouniyeh area near Tripoli, the first strike in north Lebanon since last year’s war, with the Israeli army saying the strike targeted a key Hamas member.