⁠💰 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.

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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."

Negotiations for new cabinet:

PM-designate Mikati from Baabda:

"I gave President Aoun my suggestions about the government formation and I found acceptance on his part and I took his comments into consideration. God willing, we will reach a government soon."

Western backed NGO activists and several local political parties (e.g. Lebanese Forces and Kataeb party) will participate in the August 4 protests under the banner of disarming Hezbullah and implementing UN resolution 1559.

Palestine: The child, Muhammad Muayyad Al-Alami (8 years), from Beit Ummar, was shot in the head by the IDF.

⋯ I wonder how they will justify this one.

An 8-year-old can't hold a rock, knife, rod, or anything.