The Lebanese army clashed with human traffickers and smuggler in Wadi Khaled near Syria, shooting 2 dead and injuring a 3rd.

Nationalities are unknown as of now.

Lilac Shoval - Hebrew media:

Thousands of bullets were stolen from the emergency warehouse unit of the reserve IDF forces in Ein Zetim. The army opened an investigation into the incident.

Israel-Palestine: Mothers of Israeli soldiers are demonstrating in Jerusalem, calling for a change in the rules of engagement against the Palestinians.

They are demanding to allow IDF soldiers to shoot and kill any Palestinian, even if unarmed, during any confrontation.

Current Lebanese Information minister George Kordahi was forced to publicly apologize to Saudi Arabia for voicing his concern about the Yemen war.

Lebanon's previous foreign minister also resigned days after he "insulted" Saudi Arabia.

⋯ The Lebanese Minister of Interior Al-Mawla: We are keen on the best relations with Saudi Arabia and all the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, and we condemn if they get insulted or their security threatened.

⋯ Lebanese prime minister Mikati on Kordahi's words: His statement is rejected and does not express the government's position at all, especially with regard to the Yemeni issue and Lebanon's relations with its Arab brothers, particularly Saudi Arabia.

Internal memo by the Lebanese Forces party to its local officials to organize the protests and road blocks tomorrow.

They will mobilize from North Lebanon all the way to Bint Jbeil in south Lebanon.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to Maronite Patriarch Al-Rahi on the Tayouneh ambush: "The Blood is still on the ground, and this is a big issue [that we won't let go]. We want to reveal the truth and we will follow up to the end."

News reports spoke of a trade-off being offered by the Patriarch that encompasses compromise in the port explosion investigations and the Tayouneh ambush investigations to end the political deadlock.

During the protest, the flag of the Lebanese Forces party "Shock Troops" was raised.

This flag is prohibited by the Lebanese judiciary for the participation of its forces in the killing of thousands of Lebanese Army soldiers and civilians.

In a statement, the Mufti of Baalbek-Hermel, Khaled Al-Solh, considered that "Information Minister George Kordahi's statement is offensive against the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia"

"Kordahi's words are rejected and he does not represent any honest Lebanese. We demand his resignation"

The football match between the Lebanese national team and its Iranian counterpart in the fifth round of the Asian qualifiers for the World Cup - Qatar 2022 will be carried at 2:00 pm instead of 6:00 pm due to to lack of electricity to power the stadium at night.

Kordahi: "Lebanon can not be victim of blackmailing from anyone, not from states, or ambassadors, or individuals. When/how they force unto us who's supposed to stay in the government and who isn't supposed to, aren't we a sovereign state? why does this happen only in Lebanon?"

• The pro-Geagea gathering was small despite rallying their supporters from all around Lebanon.

• Samir Geagea did not appear before the investigators.

The Intelligence Directorate called Judge Akiki for clarification on the next step after Samir Geagea failed to attend today's investigations

He asked to conclude the investigation and did not ask to take any other step, effectively protecting Geagea.

🚨 A hostile Zionist force that was hiding among the trees on the eastern bank of the Wazzani River kidnapped shepherd Ibrahim Al-Mohammed (15 years old) after crossing the Blue Line by a few meters.

He is currently kidnapped inside occupied Palestine.

Arabs of Wadi Khaled in north Lebanon attempted to burn a Lebanese army barracks then tried to infiltrate the base.

This comes after two were killed yesterday in a border clash with the army.