BEIRUT: An emergency meeting by the Lebanese caretaker Cabinet on Thursday failed to extend the term of Lebanese Armed Forces Commander Joseph Aoun, whose mandate ends in 55 days.
Aoun is also a possible presidential candidate.
A fresh political statement is expected to be released as the military situation remains tense on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel.
Hezbollah has targeted Israeli sites, including the Misgav Am, Bayad Blida, Metula, Asi, and Harmon areas, as well as the Yiftah barracks.
The group also targeted an Israeli ground force gathering on Karantina hill near the Hadab Yaron site with “appropriate weapons and achieved direct hits.”
Israeli forces responded with aerial bombardment of Lebanese border villages, towns, plains and forests using phosphorus missiles.