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Covering Lebanon and occasionally MENA's conflicts. And currently, the war in Palestine.
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⋯ The US Treasury imposed sanctions on 2 Lebanese, 7 Iranians, 2 Chinese and 2 Kuwaitis, for their alleged connection to the financing of Hezbollah.

Per the "SDN" list, some are accused of links to Ali Qasir, a manager of Syria-based Talaqi Group and Lebanon-based Hokoul S.A.L. shipping oil and steel; Jamal Hussein Al-Shatti is accused of raising millions of dollars; Meghdad Amini was sanctioned in 2018 for currency exchange activities in UAE.

Note: USA's new modus operandi is sanctioning Shia or Lebanese businessmen.

Link: home.treasury.gov/policy-…
Prime minister Mikati on the entry of Iranian oil into Lebanon:

"I am saddened by the violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty, but I have no fear of sanctions against us because the operation took place outside the Lebanese government institutions."
Traffic congestion at Al-Rumaila towards the Lebanese army checkpoint in Al-Aowali.
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The Zionist occupation forces (IDF) brutally assaulted an activist during a peaceful demonstration against settlements in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron.

It is without any doubt that this oppression will not last.
Beqaa: The Lebanese army arrested 6 individuals, including 2 Syrians, in a raid in Brital, and seized 3 stolen cars, 2 motorcycles, and a variety of weapons from a car theft mafia.
Beirut: The Governor of Beirut asked the owners of petrol stations to call "175" before opening their stations, in order to secure support from the Guards Regiment and the Internal Security Forces. They will help organize the queues.
🎼 Beqaa: Beirut's Russian House, in cooperation with Baalbek's Russian-Lebanese Cultural Center, organized a concert, performed in the ancient Baalbek Citadel's Temple of Bacchus. Moscow's Sretensky Monastery Choir was led by Maestro Nikon Zhila.
🚨 A petrol station tanks in the town of Al-Marj in the Bekaa exploded and flames can be seen from kilometers away.
The second truck convoy of Iranian diesel fuel is currently crossing from Syria into Lebanon.

Convoys are expected to last at least 2-3 weeks long.
🇱🇧🇮🇶 More than 300,000 Iraqi tourists entered Lebanon this summer, a large number of them for "medical tourism", according to Maj. Gen. Abbas Ibrahim, the head of General Security.
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South Leb: A local threatened to throw a grenade inside a petrol station in Mays Al-Jabal, over a dispute.

The hand grenade didn't explode.
Speaker Nabih Berri: "The fact that the Israeli enemy concluded contracts for drilling in the disputed area in the sea, constitutes a violation or even a blow to the negotiation framework agreement. If this persists, it constitutes an aggression that represents a threat to peace."

"The reluctance of the Total/Novatek and Eni alliance to start drilling in Lebanon's Block No. 9 raises major questions about their motives."

Map of the area:
Sidon: Tensions this morning in the Palestinian refugee camp Ain Al-Hilweh, between the "Fatah movement" and the terrorist organization "Jund Al-Sham".
🚨 Beqaa: Security forces seized a truck loaded with "ammonium nitrate" in the Bednayel Plain.

A security cordon was set, awaiting the arrival of the minister of interior to the area. Investigations were initiated to uncover its origin, destination, and purpose.