President Xi Jinping has declared China’s “unwavering” support for Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in a message to newly elected President Joseph Aoun.

Steve Sweeney, a British journalist, says he saw shredded bodies, including those of children, scattered on the streets and hanging from trees in Lebanon during recent war.

UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix says a ceasefire between the Israeli regime and Hezbollah is “fragile,” calling on Israeli troops to withdraw from areas in southern Lebanon at the earliest opportunity possible.

French President Emmanuel Macron visited Beirut for the first time in four years, emphasizing gratitude and solidarity with Lebanon.

Hezbollah Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem says the Palestinian people and resistance fighters foiled Israel's "dangerous plan" by accepting a ceasefire agreement to end the regime's war on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Hamas expresses its gratitude towards Iran and members of the regional Resistance Front for their support for the coastal sliver, including during the Israeli regime’s war of genocide.

Lebanon's newly elected President Joseph Aoun has picked Nawaf Salam, the presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, as prime minister following consultations with lawmakers.