Husainy, a Muslim cleric from Michigan, was reportedly tapped to deliver a benediction at President-elect Trump's inauguration after a series of controversial remarks.

A senior Hamas source tells Al-Mayadeen that the release of prisoners, including Hezbollah fighters, will be delayed until the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, with the first phase focusing on women,

Lebanon's Hezbollah is trying "to regain strength and rearm with the assistance of Iran," Israel's U.N. ambassador told the Security Council on Monday, declaring that the militants remain a "serious threat" to Israel and regional stability.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday peacekeepers discovered more than "100 weapons caches" belonging to Hezbollah and its allies in south Lebanon since a ceasefire between the group and Israel.

Senior Hezbollah lawmaker Mohammed Raad said on Monday the Iran-backed group's opponents were seeking its fragmentation and exclusion from power in Lebanon. Speaking at the presidential palace after Hezbollah lawmakers had met with President Joseph Aoun,

The Lebanese parliament finally voted on a new president on Thursday following two years of deadlock. Joseph Aoun the head of the country's armed forces won a majority of the votes.

In Lebanon, many saw the election on Thursday of Gen. Joseph Aoun, the commander of the Lebanese military, as a crucial step toward bringing stability to the country. It was also seen as a concession by Hezbollah and, some analysts said, an acknowledgment that the group was no longer in a position to paralyze the state.

Israeli war planes struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, the Israel Defense Force said early Monday, as it accused the truce monitoring mechanism of ignoring the threat the targets posed to Israel.

A senior Hezbollah security official says leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike last year while inside the militant group’s war operations room.

Israel has warned on Sunday that its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah could collapse if the Iran-backed group does not withdraw beyond the Litani River, one of the key stipulations of the truce.