From the tragedies of the civil war is the Safra massacre (7 ⁠July 1980), and with this tragedy, the story of this photo presented by the Lebanese News Agency (affiliated with the Kataeb party) showing “Pakistani and Egyptian mercenaries".

As soon as it was published, the families of those missing in the war however recognized their relatives. Lebanese relatives.

It turned out that most of them were prisoners from the area of ​​Tel Zaatar and Nabaa who had been kidnapped by the Phalanges since 1976. Some parents were fortunate, had relations back then, and freed some. However, the majority couldn't do a thing. Many were executed, while others were handed as prisoners to Israel. They have been lost since then.

By: @‌‌‎booklebanon

Tens of thousands are still lost to this day after being kidnaped and executed then buried in undisclosed mass graves by the Kataeb party and Lebanese forces. Two zionist parties in Lebanon who today are playing the role of independent reform parties.

The departure of the great Palestinian leader Ahmed Jibril "Abu Jihad", Secretary-General of the Popular Front - General Command.

RIP hero 🌹

Lebanese health ministry:

401 new COVID-19 cases, including 49 IMPORTED, in the past 24 hours. Two new deaths were added to the toll.

Cases are increasing rapidly again, after the big influx of Lebanese diaspora and tourists to Lebanon.

📈 The dollar exchange rate sharply increased back to above 18,000 ⁠LL / $ reaching an all time high.

The current exchange rate is now:

1 USD = 18,200 LL

Ministry of Health: 71 positive cases on board flights that arrived in Beirut on the current 2, 3 and 4

Corona Vaccine Executive Committee:

"We warn all citizens who may receive the vaccine outside the official platform that they will not be able to obtain the official vaccination certificate."

🚨 IDF fired a dozen flares over the border area near Metula settlement.

Dubai, UAE: A massive explosion occurred 20 minutes ago.

Per preliminary report, an oil tanker anchored at Dubai's commercial port, in Jebel Ali, exploded and caught fire. (Picture by: @‌‌‎ArtDebrouille)

(Developing)

Video of the incident.

Dubai: Another video. CNN reports it is a container on board a tanker that exploded.

Another video from the port.

Dubai: The Civil Defense teams are dealing with a fire caused by a container explosion on board a ship at Jebel Ali Port.
- The fire is under control, and there are no deaths or injuries. (Dubai Media Office)

By: @‌‌‎AryJaey

Dubai Police to Al Arabiya: There are no explosive materials, and the fire may be caused by friction or high temperature.

Abu Kifah: My interest, as a Palestinian, is for UAE and Israel to disappear so I can return to my country, and return to Haifa and Jaffa, our historic ports, because I do not need a port like Dubai that leached off the catastrophes of the region's ports from Aden to Beirut

On this day, 8 July 1949, the newly-formed Lebanese republic committed one of its first and worst sins, executing pan-Syrian SSNP founder Antoun Saadeh.

SSNP later on retaliated, and executed Freemason and Lebanese Prime Minister Riad Al-Solh.

Despite UAE imprisoning & torturing British PhD candidate Matthew Hedges on spy charges, Cambridge Uni is considering entering £400 million deal with Abu Dhabi allowing UAE to integrate the university into its (dis)information/influence network.

By: @‌‌‎andreas_krieg

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