The Israeli commando brigade, which is formed of 3 units constituting Maglan, Egoz and Duvdevan, are undergoing a 5-week training on how to interrogate Lebanese in Arabic and get used to the homes in Lebanon.

They are training for questioning the minors as well as the elderly.

Greater Beirut: The locals of Ain El-Remmaneh called for a gathering tomorrow, Monday at 8:30 ⁠am, in front of the Military Court, in Al-Mathaf, to support the detainees behind the Tayyouneh ambush.

The Merchants Association of Chiyah in Karm Al-Zaytoun, Ain El-Remmaneh and Furn Al-Shebbak, have also called on all merchants to close their shops on Monday, November 1, from 8 ⁠am to noon.

Israel: IDF and the National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) began this morning a week-long drill simulating war with Hezbollah. The IDF home front command, hospitals, as well as other civil emergency services will participate in the simulation. (Hebrew media)

This is the second major drill this week, after the “Blue Flag” exercise.

Saudi King Salman thanks the King of Bahrain for the measures it took in solidarity with Saudi Arabia after the crisis with Lebanon.

⋯ Lebanese PM Mikati will travel from London to Scotland, to hold a series of international and Arab meetings on Monday and Tuesday related to the Lebanese crisis with the Gulf.

⋯ Information minister George Kordahi states he is not considering resigning from the government.

King Salman made a phone call to the Emir of the State of Kuwait to express his appreciation for the measures he took that reflected the solidarity of the GCC countries with the Arab Gulf states.

He also called UAE.

The Egyptian Minister of Petroleum in an interview with "CNBC": Egypt will start exporting gas to Lebanon by the end of this year.

Beqaa: Hezbullah provided a large electric generator to operate the well water pumping station that feeds the towns of Mazraat Sajd and Zagrine al-Tahta in the Hermel district.

The aid is accompanied by two months of free diesel to operate it.

The Lebanese army commander General Joseph Aoun is travelling to the USA, at the invitation of the chairman of the American Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley.

He will meet the commander of CENTCOM, a number of USA House representatives, members of the Senate, and participate in Lebanese diaspora gatherings. [Archive Photo]

Hebrew media: IDF northern command begins a month-long "increased readiness" drill, during which numerous exercises will be conducted to simulate an "intense and prolonged battle," with both connoscript and reserve troops, the military says.

⋯ The new IDF drills fall under this scenario:

An IDF Air Force attack on Iran from the Gulf counties and Azerbaijan, followed by an Iranian missile response, triggers the first "Northern War" involving Lebanon and Syria.

The current exchange rate of our currency is 21,000 LBP/USD.

The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on its citizens in Lebanon to leave as soon as possible. (Sky News)

⋯ Saudi Foreign Minister: The problem is greater than the statements of a certain person. The important thing now is for the leaders in Lebanon to wake up.

⋯ Hashem Safieddine, in response to the Saudi MFA's claim that Hezbullah controls Lebanon:

"Hegemony and tyranny, this is your literature, not ours. If the party was dominant over the country and had the final word on it, he who looks us with one eye, would be blind in both."