MTV: EU approves sanctions framework against Lebanese politicians.
The European Union calls on Lebanon's leaders to abide by responsibility and avoid escalation.
The European Union calls on Lebanon's leaders to abide by responsibility and avoid escalation.
The shooting heard in Beirut's southern suburbs is from the funerals of those killed in yesterday's ambush and clashes that followed.
Bint-Jbeil News: Faint sounds of explosions were heard on the Lebanese border with occupied Palestine, opposite the town of Al-Adaysah.
The Lebanese army and the Information Branch in ISF confiscated all the CCTV recordings from the stores located in the locality of Tayouneh, without leaving any copies for the store owners.
⋯ "This blood will not subside, and we will not be silent about the fall of this blood in any way. We are among the ones who know how to bear the right and wrongdoing, and so we will work in this case to reach justice."
"Yesterday was a call for a peaceful assembly, and this is a natural right, as this is the first time that people gather in the Adliya area. This assembly could have remained normal and the martyrs would have returned to their families, but there was another matter planned."
"Yesterday was a call for a peaceful assembly, and this is a natural right, as this is the first time that people gather in the Adliya area. This assembly could have remained normal and the martyrs would have returned to their families, but there was another matter planned."
⋯ "The Lebanese Forces Party was seeking to cause a new civil war in Lebanon."
Hashem Safi El-Din continues by saying that they knew of the existence of anti-protest gatherings, but did not proceed with the protest until the security forces allowed it after securing the roads.
"The scene we saw yesterday is one of the episodes directed by the United States of America and financed by some Arabs."
"We do not believe that our generations should live through the tragedies of the civil war. This is forbidden to happen."
Hashem Safi El-Din continues by saying that they knew of the existence of anti-protest gatherings, but did not proceed with the protest until the security forces allowed it after securing the roads.
"The scene we saw yesterday is one of the episodes directed by the United States of America and financed by some Arabs."
"We do not believe that our generations should live through the tragedies of the civil war. This is forbidden to happen."
The Lebanese currency rate recovered slightly, decreasing from 21,500 LBP/USD to 20,350 LBP/USD
An odd contrast after yesterday's events.
An odd contrast after yesterday's events.
As of tonight, the Lebanese army arrested 19 individuals connected to yesterday's ambush and clashes that followed.
Of the 19, there are two Syrians and George Touma who drove the militants and coordinated the ambush with Lebanese Forces party officials.
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The Lebanese army is currently raiding several arms caches of the Lebanese Forces party in mount Lebanon.
Geagea: The phonecall between me and President Aoun was bad, and I greatly disliked (disgusted) by this call.
Note: President Aoun, in a harsh tone, ordered him to stop the ambush and halt his "games"
Note: President Aoun, in a harsh tone, ordered him to stop the ambush and halt his "games"
An army force, supported the Intelligence Directorate, seized during a raid in the Al-Sharawneh area - Baalbek, a factory for the manufacture of Captagon, cannabis and cocaine, in addition to various quantities of them.