📈 Four petrol stations in Nabatiyeh and Ansar were forced to sell gasoline by the security forces.

One station was sealed with red wax in Jarjoa after its owner refused to open it to citizens, despite having a stock of gasoline.

📈 Due to power outage, generator failure, and suspension of the computer systems of the Ministry of Finance at the Beirut Justice Palace, all transactions in the public security center in Sodeco have been suspended since morning.

📈 Report: A state of confusion prevails at the cargo center of Beirut Airport, after customs have stopped collecting fees due to lack of papers and ink pads.

“This could completely paralyze the movement of freight, with dire repercussions.”

⁠US airstrikes on PMF's sites:

The Iraqi government and military (not the parliament that is allegedly non-binding) condemned the American attack on PMF forces that serve under the PM office, calling the attack an aggression on Iraqi sovereignty.

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Shortage of fuel:

Gasoline prices are expected to increase on Wednesday, because it is now subsidized at a dollar exchange rate of 3,900 ⁠LL, no longer 1,515 ⁠LL.

Long queues persist in the remaining petrol stations. This video is from Al-Aytam petrol station on the Airport road.

Airport road was blocked by van drivers, protesting the dire economic situation.

Earlier today, van drivers also blocked the international highway at Dahr Al Baydar between Lebanon and Syria.

Note: MANY (3/4th) of these vans have forged "Taxi driver plates".

🚨 Shortage of fuel:

The Russian delegation met with the Minister of Public Works, Michel ⁠Najjar, and requested a permit to enter the ports of Beirut and Tripoli for a period of 3 days before submitting a final offer to expand the two ports and build cereal silos, for the benefit of Lebanon.

In the evening, the delegation will meet with the Minister of Energy, Raymond Ghajar, and present an offer to build two power plants and operate the (obsolete) Al-Badawi and Al-Zahrani refineries.

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Hamas's visit in Lebanon:

President Aoun: We express Lebanon's adherence to its firm position in support of the Palestinian cause, and its rejection of [re]settling [in Lebanon], and we commend the distinguished role played by the Palestinian resistance during the battle of the Sword of Jerusalem.

Hamas's visit in Lebanon:

The caretaker PM Hassan Diab received, at the Grand Serail, the head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, along with Saleh Al-Arouri, Khalil Al-Haya, Izzat Al-Rishq, Osama Hamdan, and Ahmed Abd Al-Hadi.

Today is the first day of blackouts for ⁠me, in the absence of government electricity and private generators.

The blackout was about 7-8 hours.

📈 Syndicate of supermarket owners:

"Today, the suppliers did not distribute goods to supermarkets... and prices will rise due to the expected cost of diesel, and the significant impact of the rise of the dollar exchange rate."

Most supermarkets were closed today.