President Trump has ordered that the major U.S. military command for the Middle East (CENTCOM) be expanded to include Israel.

This is "a last-minute reorganization of the American defense structure that pro-Israel groups have long advocated, US officials said. The move means that the U.S. Central Command would oversee American military policy involving both Israel and Arab nations, a departure from decades of U.S. military command structure put in place because of acrimony between Israel and some of the Pentagon’s Arab allies."

After three days of illegal abduction, the IDF released the shepherd back to Lebanon.

Congrats on freedom.

t.me/LebUpdate/11240

Snow covers the heights of Jabal Ar-Arbaeen in Danniyeh, north of Lebanon, completely, for the first time this year.

Pfizer is refusing to give Lebanon the license to obtain & distribute its COVID vaccine unless the parliament passes an emergency law that protects Pfizer from any legal liability in case of side effects.

https://today.lorientlejour.com/article/amp/1248132/lebanon-takes-a-step-closer-to-obtaining-a-covid-19-vaccine-but-daunting-challenges-remain#.

⋯ Lebanon parliament passed today an emergency law shielding vaccine-producing companies from responsibility of potential side effects of COVID-19 vaccines.

Lebanon can only import Pfizer and Moderna as the government is bound by the monopoly enforced by some firms here.

(Quoting @⁠⁠⁠ME_Observer_ and @⁠⁠⁠timourazhari)

Just now:

An IDF Merkava 4 and a team of 4 soldiers and a dog deployed to fence area facing Lebanon at Mays Al Jabal.

By: @ftounifatima

Prime minister Diab: The army will start distributing 400,000 LL to about quarter of a million families within a month.

Usually the money is being given to those whose children are in public schools.