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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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-- IDF just fired 8 illumination rounds over the "Radar" IDF post on the occupied Palastinian-Lebanese border.
-- The drone is still over Dahyeh since 6-7 pm. It can be heard in other areas in Beirut due to the lack of noise due to quarantine.
-- The drone has been in the air for the 12th hour.
-- 13 April 1996 the anniversary of IDF's strike on an ambulance in Al Mansouri village in South Lebanon that had only children inside it.

It happened live on TV.
Forwarded from COVID-19 Up
🇱🇧 In a record low, Lebanon announced only two new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.

The total is 632. @COVID19Up
-- IDF IAF UAV’s have reportedly been constant over Lebanon for 36 hours now. There were reports of jet activity earlier, at least 4 pairs were recorded according to several reports.
-- 8 Israeli jets in 4 groups noted over Lebanon at a medium and high altitude with two different routes.

Plus 2 UAVs the nearest is 10 KMs from the borders.
-- The lebanese army is on standby and high alert against an IDF force that entered part of occupied Lebanon after crossing the blue line.

UNIFIL forces are standing between the Lebanese army and the IDF.
-- #Lebanon social affairs minister on delays in handing out $140 in aid to those in need:

"Errors" found in lists of names put forward by his ministry (for the most poor), the transport ministry (for taxi/van drivers) & education ministry (for families w/ kids in public schools)
-- Breaking: Lebanon Social Affairs Minister says he believes 70-75% of Lebanese are in need of aid.

Poverty level in 2020 was already 45% pre-coronavirus.
-- The US Dollar-Lebanese Pound exchange rate hit an unprecedented 3000 today.

The currency has now lost half of its value in about 6 months.

Officially, it is still pegged at 1500. Lebanese have lost 1/2 of their life savings and have lost 1/2 of their purchase ability.
🇺🇸🇱🇧-- The Lebanese Ali Kourani who was accused of being a member of Hezbullah and is currently in U.S prisons tested positive for coronavirius in prison.
-- A car was targeted near Al-Haidari Syrian-Lebanese borders from an 🇮🇱 UAV and no injuries reported.
-- IDF today in one of their posts parading a Hezbullah flag after they took it from the border area.

They have a habit of doing so especially during 2006.
-- IMF: Lebanon faces challenges due to the coronavirus and the current financial and economic crisis; the Lebanese authorities have inquired about the possibility of emergency financing, but have not formally requested any funding from the IMF.
-- IDF AF drones are reported over Dahyeh, Beirut as of 6:30 am.