The Lebanese domestic arena anticipates the coming week and what the renewed French endeavor may bring, perhaps heralding a significant breakthrough in the presidential dossier. Conversely, the Egyptian ambassador affirmed today that if the "Quintet" obtains full commitment from the political forces, it can then proceed with establishing "specific guarantees," thus ensuring assurance linked to the commitment of forces and consensus.

Referring to Sunday's sermon, Bishop Elias Audi noted that the ambitions of officials and outsiders have weakened the country's immunity.

Meanwhile, Patriarch Rai is present in Florence to inaugurate the Mar Charbel Church in the presence of the Lebanese community and the Maronite clergy.

Additionally, a "new missile round" swept through the southern villages between conflicting parties, resulting in casualties and injuries.

Regionally, despite slim chances, Egypt, Qatar, Israel, and the United States have agreed to make another attempt to reach a hostage deal. Talks are expected to resume in the coming days, likely in Qatar, with the possibility of reaching a text that includes ending the war.

On the ground, Hamas announced that it launched a large rocket barrage at Tel Aviv, targeting 5 Israeli tanks, 2 bulldozers, and a military transporter in the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza.

In response, Yedioth Ahronoth reported that "following the International Court of Justice's decision in The Hague, which ordered a halt to fighting in Rafah, the Israeli army reduced its forces in the eastern part of the city, and the Givati Brigade withdrew from the area towards Israel overnight."

In Saudi Arabia, King Salman bin Abdulaziz appointed Faisal bin Saud al-Majid as the Kingdom's ambassador to the Syrian Arab Republic after about 12 years of closing the Kingdom's embassy in Damascus.

Internationally, US officials have indicated that the ban on selling offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia by the United States is expected to be lifted, as reported by the Financial Times.

Ukrainian President invited his American counterpart, Joe Biden, and Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend the peace summit in his country, hosted by Switzerland in June.

On the economic front, Dubai's DP World and the Saudi Ports Authority (MAWANI) announced the launch of a project to build the logistics zone belonging to DP World at the Islamic port of Jeddah, with a value of up to 900 million Saudi riyals ($250 million).