President Joseph Aoun has said diplomatic contacts are ongoing especially with the U.S. to pressure Israel to stop its attacks on Lebanon, adding that Deputy U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Morgan Ortagus will visit Lebanon soon.

In an interview late Sunday with Egyptian digital television channel ON E, Aoun said the Israeli occupation of five Lebanese hills is preventing the Lebanese army from deploying on the border. "We are in constant contact with the U.S. to urge it to pressure Israel," he said, explaining that Lebanon is seeking a truce deal and not a normalization of ties with Israel.

The U.S. Department of State’s Rewards for Justice program on Monday announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on “Hezbollah financial networks in South America.”

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani announced that he agreed with Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam on practical steps to “end the plight of Syrian prisoners in Lebanon.”

Hezbollah MP Ali Fayad warned Monday that “the military, political and financial pressures that Lebanon is facing are expected to escalate,” noting that some sides mistakenly think that “their escalation will push the Lebanese people to surrender.”

A list backed by most political parties won all 24 seats of Beirut's municipality on Sunday, maintaining Christian-Muslim parity on the capital’s municipal council.

Political rivals such as Hezbollah and the Lebanese Forces came together to form the list, arguing that such a temporary coalition was necessary to preserve equal Christian-Muslim power-sharing.

President Joseph Aoun met Monday with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the Heliopolis Palace in Cairo, a day after he attended the inauguration Mass of the new Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City.

In Rome, Aoun held talks with Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.

An Israeli drone strike on Sunday targeted Renault Rapid car near an army checkpoint in the southern town of Beit Yahoun, wounding two people including a soldier, the Health Ministry said.

Lebanon held the third round of municipal and mayoral elections on Sunday, amid concerns over Christian representation in Beirut’s municipal council.

An Israeli drone strike targeted a car Saturday on the road of the southern town of al-Zrariyeh in the Tyre district, killing one person.

Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that Lebanon “has managed to pave the way for a promising new start, despite all the difficulties that the project of rebuilding confidence and the course of reform are facing.”