Samy Gemayel said he would back negotiations even if they required the involvement of President Joseph Aoun, emphasizing that the priority must be to end the war and preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty. The head of the Christian Kataeb Party and Lebanese MP Samy Gemayel expressed support on Saturday for any type of negotiation with Israel,

Israel is pressing Lebanon's army to be more aggressive in disarming the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah by searching private homes in the south for weaponry, three Lebanese security officials and two Israeli officials have said.