Earlier today, public van drivers blocked the road near Jadra in protest.

Hezbullah's Ridwan units' threat to Israel is so great that the Galilee Division is not enough to confront it. Avshalom Dadon, who leads the 603 ⁠rd Engineering Brigade, commented sarcastically on the security measures on the border: "a fence and an old alert system".

By: Yoav Zeitoun

The Israeli National Security Institute (INSS) issued a report to the Israeli government on how to deal with the economic crisis in Lebanon:

⬥ Urge Israel’s Western partners, USA and France, as well as its new friends in the Gulf, to provide immediate and targeted aid to the Lebanese people by requiring close oversight of the delivery, in order to prevent it from reaching Hezbullah's supporters.

⬥ Strengthen the Lebanese army, without giving it weapons that would pose a threat to Israel's security, since the Lebanese army has proven so far that it is the only entity capable of maintaining internal order.

⬥ On the military level, in addition to preparing for the possibility of a confrontation, examine whether the crisis in Lebanon provides Israel with the opportunity to target Hezbollah's capabilities seriously.

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Talks for new Prime Minister:

The results of the parliamentary consultations are so far:

- Najib Mikati: 72

- Nawaf Salam: 1

- No name: 19

Najib Mikati is now officially PM-designate.

⁠💰 The true face of US aid:

Since 2006, according to the US embassy in Beirut, the USA provided 2.5 ⁠billion USD to the Lebanese army, and less than half a billion to the ISF.

As a result, out of the 10 ⁠billion that US ⁠State Department's David ⁠Hale told Congress (watch here), of ⁠which 1.3 ⁠billion was spent through the “US ⁠AID” since 2006, there was about 5.7 ⁠billion to support Lebanese polical parties, media, and NGOs, to counter Hezbollah.

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⋯ The website of “US AID” shows that only 1.3 ⁠billion USD was provided in assistance to the Lebanese people since 2006.

The Assistant for Cultural Affairs at Jamkaran Mosque in the Holy City of Qom announced that the "Honorary Servant Medal" will be awarded to Hezbullah's Secretary General Sayyid Hassan Nasrallah.

Negotiations for new cabinet:

Mikati to "Al-Nahar":

- "President Aoun is betting on the government and wants to save the country."

- "I want to form a technical government so that we can follow the French initiative capable of helping Lebanon."

- "I know my limits in the relationship with Hezbollah and Iran, and our choice is Arab, and we do not want Lebanon to be a conduit for conspiracy against any Arab country."

- "Hariri's patriotic sense prompted him to apologize, and there are international and US guarantees that Lebanon will not collapse."

The dollar exchange rate is currently between 18100 and 18200 pounds, after it reached 16,500 in the morning on the black market.

Initial reports of flares on the Lebanese Palestinian border.

A full straight week of daily border disturbances.

According to a Lebanese army statement, two Israeli jets violated Lebanon's airspace today for an hour flying over Naqoura and several Lebanese cities.

IDF boats also violated Lebanon's territorial waters. A daily incident.

The two missiles that were intercepted by the Syrian air defense at dawn two days ago, were an assassination attempt against a visitor to Syria, according to rumor intelligence, “RUMINT”.

The Israeli army is creating a new unit dubbed 888th Ghost to fight Hezbullah.

Its goal is to assassinate the party's elite fighters deep inside Lebanese territory during the war by combing intelligence, fire and air capabilities.

Although the unit's tasks have already been given to dozens of other Israeli units, IDF after failing to comprehend a plan to defend against Hezbullah's infantry, is attempting to mimick its success against Gazan ATGM teams through preemptive assassinations before attacks.

Ghobeiry Municipality temporarily closed several supermarkets in Ghobeiry for not committing to reducing prices.

Large fires erupted west of Kiryat Shmona settlement inside the occupied territories.

By: @‌‌‎alishoeib1970

Electricity was cut off in large areas of the Upper Galilee due to the big fire that broke out.

Lebanon recorded a LARGE number of COVID-19 cases, highest in months.

Lebanon recorded 1,502 new COVID-19 cases and 1 new death.

There is currently no COVID-19 restrictions in Lebanon and enforced mask mandate.

Graph of daily cases in the past two months.

The US State Department:

"We call on the Lebanese Prime Minister-designate to form a government quickly and continue reforms."