⋯ 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.

⋯ A brief résumé of Samir Geagea's crimes:

• killed former PM Rashid Karami while in office
• killed secretary of the Maronite Patriarchate Mgr. Albert Kreich and threw his corpse in the Ghazir Forest
• killed son of former president Suleiman Franjieh, Tony, with his wife and daughter
• killed son of former president Kamil Shamoun, Danny, with his wife and children
• killed army Brig.-Gen. Khalil Kanaan
• killed army infantry commander Elias Al-Zayed
• killed army First Lieutenant Joseph Nehme
• killed army lieutenant Antoine Haddad using axes
• killed commander of Ashrafieh Barrack Maurice Fakhoury using axes
• killed commander of Beirut's Berjawi Barrack Emile Azar
• killed 23 civilians on the Nahr Al-Mawt Bridge, in Beirut's eastern suburb, because they held a peaceful protest in which they carried candles.
• killed 1000+ unarmed citizens for the sect attributed on their identity cards.
• executed the Sabra and Shatila massacre.
• killed former chief of LF armored unit, Charles Qurban, after taking him from Hotel Dieu Hospital, shot him and threw his corpse in the sea.
• executed LF officer Samir Zaynoun and his companion.
• blew up the Church of Sayyidat Al-Najat in Jounieh
• blew up the Zahle Archbishopric
• attempted to assassinate former president Elias Al-Hrawi
• attempted to assassinate LF leader Fuad Abu Nadher
• kept unknown the fate of 4 Iranian diplomats kidnapped at a LF checkpoint in Al-Barbara.