Senior officials in Beirut believe Lebanon is heading towards a difficult phase, with a new US-Saudi-backed security-political order emerging in the region in coordination with the Israeli entity.

The withdrawal agreement allowed the Lebanese Army to enter and conduct patrols without establishing permanent positions, since the area remains classified as 'disputed territory'.

A ceasefire was declared yesterday along the Lebanese-Syrian border after Lebanese Defense Minister Michel Mnassa contacted his Syrian counterpart, Marhaf Abu Qasra, but its durability remains unceratin.

Clashes erupt on the Lebanese-Syrian border, while Damascus accuses Hezbollah of escalation, a claim the group firmly denies.