United Nations chief Antonio Guterres said Saturday a "more hopeful" future awaits Lebanon after meeting its new leaders in a two-day visit ahead of a deadline for implementing a fragile Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire.

Israel will not proceed with the Gaza ceasefire until it receives a list of the 33 hostages who will be released by Hamas in the first phase of the deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.

French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday that Israel must accelerate its withdrawal from south Lebanon to achieve a full pullout,

Lebanon's new president Joseph Aoun, speaking to visiting United Nations chief Antonio Guterres, added that Israel's ongoing military actions in the south of the country 'completely contradicts what was stated in the ceasefire agreement.

Naim Qassem, the Hezbollah leader, called 'on the Lebanese state to be firm in confronting violations, now numbering more than hundreds'

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun met with visiting UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, during which he urged Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon within the deadline set by the Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire deal.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, in a meeting with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said that Israel's continued violations of Lebanese sovereignty and the ceasefire agreement represent a clear breach of international commitments.

Israel's full Cabinet was meeting Friday evening on the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by Hamas militants along with Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Friday that Israel's military operations and "occupation" in south Lebanon must cease, nearly two months after the truce that ended the war with Hezbollah.

The UN secretary-general has reacted after Israel and Hamas agreed to have a ceasefire deal to halt the war in Gaza. The conflict had lasted several months.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, during a visit with UNIFIL peacekeeping forces in Naqoura in southern Lebanon, told UN staff that the IDF's "continued occupation of the UNIFIL area of ​​operations,

UN chief Antonio Guterres has welcomed the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, describing the deal as a "critical first step and urging parties to seize this opportunity to establish a credible political path to a better future for Palestinians,