Sanctions on political class?

US Assistant Secretary of State for Al-Hadath:

We will not allocate funds to help Lebanon without seeing fundamental changes. We continue to pressure politicians in Lebanon. The Lebanese army is a mainstay for stability in the country.

What USA meant by pressure on the Lebanese politicians can be understood in this video (Arabic).

USA controls the actions of our politicians and the money the central bank is allowed to spend.

Pentagon to Sky News Arabia:

"Hezbollah does not control Lebanon, but it has great influence, and Lebanon's leaders are unable to agree on political and economic reforms."

"The Lebanese army, through our financing, arming and training, will be able to protect the entire Lebanese territory."

The central bank has announced the increase of the semi official exchange rate to 15,200 LL, from 12,000.

Protesters blocked corniche road with waste containers to protest the deteriorating living conditions and the rise in the price of the dollar.

Roads were also blocked in Chouafit, Dahyeh, and Khaldeh.

Beirut: 3 Energa anti-tank grenades, with their stuffing, were thrown in a waste container opposite the Sunday market.

Lebanese army experts are currently working to safely remove them.

This is the 4th similar case in Beirut:
- Choueifat, 4 July
- Verdun, 18 June
- Saqiyet Al-Janzir, 17 June

Video of the smugglers.

Quite an interesting development on the border.

According to a friend, these handguns are Glock 17, 19, 20, 23, 26.

Some have ZEV Technologies parts, with slides going alone for $600. These are very expensive parts and exclusive to USA markets only.

Check out this article from 2017. Handguns have always been expensive and considered weapons of status. 500-600$ Glocks in the USA would be sold here for $3,000.

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Energa's found in Beirut:

Photo of the Energa grenades and anti-personnel land mines discovered by security forces in a bin. They were likely dumped after receiving a tip of an incoming raid.

⋯ They were located in Ashrafieh, a place with considerable Lebanese Forces presence, in their original cases, all new and not old stock.

I couldn't ID them, but I suspect they might be of Iranian origin.

Investigation on port blast:

Parliament speaker Nabih Berri and interior minister Mohammed Fahmy refused to allow Judge Bitar to prosecute a list of officials.

In protest, families of victims set off for a car rally towards the Parliament and the Ministry of Interior, in addition to a third point that was not disclosed, describing it as a “surprise”.

Israeli media:

"Security officials believe the smuggled guns on the Lebanese border last night, were destined to be used for attacks in Israel along the border."

Is Hezbullah arming the arabs of the Galilee!?

Investigation on port blast:

Families of victims met with the Minister of Interior: "We had hoped for a positive outcome, but it is clear that he is caught between two great fires. Or he is under pressure, and he cannot escape this pressure. Or he is burdened by the ministry's legal department."

Armed clashes erupted in the Bab al-Hadid area of ​​Tripoli between members of two families, in which machine guns were used.

The Lebanese army is working to arrest the shooters.

Yossi Cohen, who retired as head of the Mossad last month, will be appointed as the director of Israel operations for Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank, Globes reported on Friday.

The SoftBank Group invests in companies operating in the technology, energy and finance

SoftBank group has well-known ties with Saudi crown prince Mohammad Ben Salman and KSA.

More on that, and how Saudi Arabia invested tens of billions of dollars in a firm now led by the Mossad chief:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/a…

*Insert Bankers Meme*