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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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The house of the former leader of the Amal movement, Muhammad Obeid, was set on fire in Gebchit for the second time after his appearance on the “Al-Alef” program on “Al-Jadeed”.
Regarding this video, when a local goes to a Hezbullah storage warehouse and asks for a medicine but is denied because he doesn't have a "Al Nour" card. Well let's explain.
⋯ "Al-Nour" card has been issued exclusively for paid Hezbullah members, in the last decade or so.

As Hezbullah's salaries were very low compared to Lebanese salaries (500$ vs an average of 800-1200$), Hezbullah issued this card to give them discounts for food, clothes, medicine.

The card is still functioning, and it's different than the card "Al-Sajjad" issued to locals, or any other form of aid given by "Al-Imdad" organization.

Medicine offered is exclusively Syrian and Iranian-made, NOT LEBANESE or bought from Lebanon.
⋯ It is quite disgusting how some people are acting like wolves with Hezbullah's salaries and accommodations, when for the last 30 ⁠years, they used to laugh and say: "You are going to die for $500".

These people need a shred of decency. Hezbullah didn't steal one dime from the system. As we all know, the majority of Hezbullah is reserve forces, yet, despite being the backbone of the organization, even them can't benefit from what Al-Nour card can provide.

The Lebanese middle class is dying after it has become bigger.
Shortage of fuel:

For the first time in weeks, Lebanon is not facing long queues at petrol stations, as the distribution of gasoline and quantities available in the market for sale increased.

This is expected to last between a week to a couple of months maximum.

However, an increase in blackouts was noticed throughout Lebanon, as diesel is not available anymore, forcing private generators to shut down.
Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri: The government is a key starting point for cooperation with the International Monetary Fund.

The Parliament is accompanying the rescue process by completing and approving a series of bills.
Hariri: I presented to President Aoun a government of 24 specialized ministers, according to the French initiative and the initiative of Berri.

This government, for me, is capable of stopping the collapse in the country, hoping for an answer from President Aoun tomorrow.
Hebrew Channel 13: The IDF army is preparing for another war in Lebanon, but there are some battalions that failed to pass a test for their capabilities and competence.

By: @‌‌‎NewPress_en
Picture of the meeting between Saad Al Hariri and president Michel Aoun.
Today at six o'clock in the evening, the French President's advisor, will visit MP Haj Muhammad Raad, head of Hezbullah's parliamentary bloc.
Lebanon recorded 517 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths in the past 24 hours.
State Security: Two houses were raided at the behest of the judiciary, the first in Nabatiyeh and the second in Rashaf, where 192 x 10 liter gallons of gasoline were confiscated.
Prime minister office: To clarify the news circulating about the flags at half-mast over the Grand Serail, the PM office notes that one of the four flags raised above the Serail building, was broken and eventually repaired that evening.
The families of the martyrs of the Beirut port explosion marched to the hospitals that received the wounded and victims of the explosion, in appreciation of the efforts of their crews.
Informed sources told OTV: Hariri named the two Christian ministers in his new formation and gave the foreign affairs to Maronite, the defense to an Orthodox, and the interior to a Sunni.

He named all Christian ministers against the secterian norms in Lebanon.
Hebrew media: During the recent fighting between Israel and Gaza, an Iron Dome missile was launched towards an Israeli jet, detonating against it and damaging it with shrapnel. The Iron Dome also shot down an Israeli drone.

(Note) It can't shoot down the jet because of the small warhead and non-direct impact mechanism.

IDF tends to hide all mistakes and actual damage, and leaks it to media bits by bits over time.
Shortage of fuel:

Electricity blackouts affect the majority of south Lebanon villages due to the scarcity of diesel to power up private generators.

Photo from my balcony of my village and the nearby one.
There is no truth about an expected word by His Eminence the Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Friday afternoon.

However a ceremony will be held for a competition for recitation of the Qur’an on Friday afternoon under his patronage.