The new head of the terrorist organization, Mossad, fired three top officials who led the Technology Department, War on Terrorism Department, and spy recruitment, in a major reshuffle to the Mossad operations and way of thinking.

US Marines, that arrived last week to Israel, along with IDF special forces practiced a joint raid on urban areas inside a training facility built to replicate battlefield in south Lebanon and Palestinian villages.

USA is the Lebanese army's top trainer and aid provider!

President Aoun: Lebanon is no longer able to bear the burdens caused by the continuation of the Syrian refugee crisis. We call on the European Union to work to facilitate their return to the safe Syrian cities.

Hebrew media: The plan against Gaza's “Metro” implemented by the IDF during the May operation was in preparation for 3 ⁠years with the aim of killing at least ⁠300.

160 jets participated, dropping 450 ⁠missiles in 40 ⁠⁠minutes, but according to investigations in the army, the number of Hamas's fatalities was less than 10.

Note: The plan consisted of an aerial bombardment and a media hoax to simulate a ground invasion.

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⋯ In light of the above, never trust any statement by IDF during an ongoing event, or their propagandists (e.g. ELINT).

The IDF Military Censor tends to take months (or years) before allowing facts to be released.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Military_Censor

⁠Captagon: Technically, it's all produced on the Syrian-Lebanese border in villages with no government or security forces presence. Lots of empty lands and no governance.

One of the biggest captagon producers, Hassan Deqqo, who was exporting to KSA, operated in the village of Tufail.

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Public Security Service: Suspension of applications for obtaining or replacing biometric passports (the ones valid for 5 years) until further notice due to technical problems.

The issuance of 1- and 10-year passports continues as normal.

⋯ Hassan Moghadam worked closely with Hezbullah in Lebanon and in Iran throughout the years.

His family was hosted by Hezbullah's Secretary-General in 2012 to commemorate him and his work that Nasrallah phrases as someone all Muslims are indebted to.

Many Lebanese towns, including Tikrit in north Lebanon, plunged into darkness with electricity generators turned off due to the inability of locals to pay the subnoscription bills.

Prices are sharply increasing in Lebanon, putting a great burden on families.

Iraq suspends the academic accreditation of 3 Lebanese universities for having sold Iraqi students degrees for a sum between 5,000-15,000 USD each.

None of the 3 universities are in Lebanon's top 10.

Fires continue to rage in Jabal Al-Aziya, amid fear that it would spread to the houses.

The area is heavily forested with strong wind.

No truth to the deployment of Hezbullah in the Oyoun Al-Saiman area.

⋯ The mayor of the town of Kfardebian, Wassim Muhanna, explained in a statement, "The pictures circulating that they are military checkpoints for members of Hezbullah, are for the opening ceremony of an artesian water well in the outskirts of Hadath-Baalbek."

Now: The scene from the town of Yatar.

⋯ Firefighting operations in the forests of Al-Adhia, Zebqin, Qalila, Al-Mansouri, Majdalzon and Al-Hania-Sour, supported by a helicopter from the Lebanese Army Air Force.

There is a UN site near the area. This area was the location of a major battle in the 2006 war.

A total of 21 fires started around Lebanon, most notably south Lebanon.

From the fires in Byblos.