-- The syndicate of money exchange offices said that the offices will close until the exchange offices who got closed today and owners prisoned get released.

The ones that were closed today were manipulating the exchange rate and defying the central bank order of exchanging at 1$ =3200.

-- Protestors in Tripoli burnt a Lebanese army transport vehicle.

An act that can be labeled under domestic terrorism.

-- The moment the group of protesters/terrorists attacked the army with rocks and then molotovs.

-- Protesters are now going to protest under the house of ex Prime minister and billionaire Najib Mikati.

Najib took millions in zero interest loans and bankrupted the only way that assists the youth to get loans to buy a house. He took loans in his name and every single member of his family.

-- Statement by the Lebanese Army: the protests in Tripoli have been infiltrated by agitators, army vehicles have been set ablaze with Molotov cocktails and an army patrol unit has been targeted with a hand grenade.

Two Lebanese army soldiers were injuried. We ask the people to leave the streets now.

-- The injured protester didn't die, and he's in the hospital now.

-- Lebanon: About 20 injuries including 4 soldiers in the northern city of Tripoli tonight during protests, according to local health authorities.

No deaths, contrary to some reports. The injuries are NOT from bullets.

🇮🇱-- IDF jets are reported over Sidon city.

-- Relative calmness is restored in Al Nour square in Tripoli.

-- Protesters in Mazraat Yachoua in Al Matn area blocked the main road.

-- All rumors about military clashes between Hezbullah and Amal are fake. All rumors about Hezbullah on alert are fake.

-- All MTC users are reporting a halt in 4G services and other services.

According to some it's just a software update.

Note: MTC is the mobile telecommunication carrier's name.

-- Lebanon’s Internal Security Forces to protesters: “Be as you were when you began, watched and admired by different peoples [around the world].”

They are talking about the shift to violence being unacceptable.

-- From yesterday's clashes with the army.

We should remind the people on the streets now to avoid the nonsense of attacking the army or calling it names. The army has a duty to stop the vandalism of public property let alone people throwing molotovs.

When the army was under the command of bad leaders pre 2000 it killed several protesters who were protesting against Israel in Dahyeh and no one was allowed to fire back or call them names. Beware disorder.

🇫🇷-- French FM called Lebanese PM Hassan Diab, expressed France’s support for Lebanese gov’t reform program, Paris’ readiness to help Lebanon w/IMF.

French FM also told Lebanese PM Diab that France intends to convene meeting of International Support Group for Lebanon as soon as Coronavirus lockdown procedures are lifted.

-- Internal Security forces distributed masks to protesters.

All these protests are against the MOH regulations that are aimed to counter COVID-19. However as Lebanon came close to ending COVID-19, restrictions were eased.

-- A Lebanese Army Commandos group is heading towards Tripoli.

🇺🇸 U.S. Embassy:

The frustration of the Lebanese people over the economic crisis is understandable, and the demands of protesters are justified. But incidents of violence, threats, and destruction of property are deeply concerning, and must stop.

We encourage peaceful conduct and restraint by all, as well as continued vigilance in social distancing in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic. Ambassador Dorothy C. Shea
#InThisTogether

-- Cabinet has assigned to the Finance Ministry the task to request the Central Bank to prepare regulations for financial transfers abroad.

-- Between yesterday and today 54 Lebanese army soldiers were injuried and 13 rioters were arrested.

🛑🛑 I'm going to make a small summary to help all non Lebanese and some Lebanese here have a better understanding of the situation in Lebanon from 1990 to 2020 and the role of Hezbullah, Israel, the Gulf, and the west (might not). Some Lebanese here might disagree with some points and some from the west could view things slightly differently but here I am going to give my understanding of the situation after having thoroughly for years reading and analyzing the situation and as someone who lived through 2/3 of it.

Regardless who fought who in the Lebanese civil war and regardless who got aided by what nation or country, the war ended in early 1990 with the war lords, who are at the same time religious sect leaders, announcing a cease fire and giving up their weapons to the government that was united with the exodus of the self proclaimed president Michel Aoun who was then the head of the army and the prisonment of the leader of the Lebanese forces Samir Gaegae.

Before explaining now what happened after 1990-1992 i should like any movie introduce you to our characters. Michel Aoun was the head of the Lebanese army, or at least one of the 3 Lebanese armies that split due to sectarian reasons. Michel Aoun fought Syria and the Lebanese forces.

Samir Gaegae was the leader of the Lebanese Forces (Christian), an Israeli backed and trained militia, formed as the military branch of the Kataeb party that was founded in the late 1930's. Both are phalangist parties that aimed to create a Christian Lebanon. Lebanese forces fought with Israel and others against other Christians Muslims and Palestinians. They have a long history of massacres.

Nabih berri is shia lawyer and then politicians who took control of the Amal movement militia that was created to fight Israel in 1975 by the disappeared Sayyed Moussa Al Sadr in Libya. Nabih berri then led the Amal movement into the civil war against Kataeb and against Palestinians themselves. He was backed by Syria and answered for Syria for a long period.

Walid Joumblat a Druze militia leader who led the Druze during the civil war against Maronites and others. He had very extreme anti Christian stand and allied with Israel when he was not fighting them. He changed sides more than anyone in the whole war. He was backed by Syria then became anti Syria.

Rafic Al Hariri is a Sunni Lebanese Saudi French politician that did not participate in the civil war but was backed by the KSA (Saudi Arabia) to buy his way into politics. He by the end of the war bankrolled a large number of the sides including the president himself (Elias Al Lihrawi).

So going to 1992 its time to rebuild Lebanon, or at least the part that is not occupied by Israel because who cares about that right? South Lebanon has always been considered a 3rd tier area in this third world country. However to rebuild you need cash and international support and the only one who has that now is Rafic Al Hariri. To do so something called Solidere was created. It basically meant forcing Lebanese to sell their properties cheap to the government and the government will rebuilt above them new Beirut that is now called downtown Beirut. Yeah it was rebuilt beautifully but it’s a ghost town now with only a hotel still standing from pre 1992 who refused to sell. Not only did the property of people get stolen but rather the government itself got sold to rich war lords. The Shia got a part of the pie in the name of Nabih Berri the parliament speaker, the Sunnis got part of the pie in the name of Rafic Al Hariri the prime minister, and Walid Joumblat the head of the Druze got a big part of the pie. The Christian part of the pie was not as big due to the civil war. The telecommunication sector? was sold or operated by rich politicians like ex prime minister Miqati. The seaside? was sold as private property. The government lands? sold. Even all government employees were chosen according to political affiliation.