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."

⋯ Hashem Safieddine in a speech today: "The Saudi threat tells the Lebanese that your life and livelihood are in [their] hands. And we say to them, never!"

Israeli airforce is flying over occupied Golan Heights and the Lebanese border.

Israeli jets are now over Lebanon.

What is happening regarding drills about Lebanon and most notably massive attacks on Syria is not anymore "war between wars" but a declaration of war.

Lebanese MFA: "The crisis cell that is done, it failed and no longer exists.

The crisis cell has failed because the crisis has become bigger than the ministries and greater than Lebanon due to external and internal factors as well. It will not meet again."

Aya Majzoub is very credible, so is “Human Rights Watch”, they met an anonymous source from Hezbollah!

Article:
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• The supposed source exists in the first paragraph only. The rest of the article is void of related info.

• In colloquial Lebanese Arabic, a “cup of coffee” is an infamous threat of physical harm – a serious thing to claim. Hezbollah do not meet journalists anonymously. Any interview with a non-identifiable official is a fake article, like the one below by Majzoub.

#fake_news