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Two female Lebanese, A.S. (40 years old) and M.S. (76 years old), were found dead in their home in Souiri, in western Bekaa.

They died of gas suffocation, likely from heating systems.
Moroccan media:

"The Jewish nation will forever value the kings of Morocco. Thanks to the brave leadership of King Mohammed the 6th, today continues the work of Jewish Moroccans."

Al-Ahdath Al-Maghribia is the second-most read Arabic newspaper in the kingdom.
⋯ As a Lebanese, I personally remember one Moroccan Jew: Amir Peretz.

Amir, the Israeli minister of war in 2006, that destroyed my neighborhood, turned me and hundreds of thousands of Lebanese to refugees, and killed 1,191 Lebanese civilians in 34 days.

"Thank you Mohammed the 6th"

And lest we forget Gadi Eizenkot, another Moroccan Jew, who not only commanded and fought in Lebanon's war that caused thousands of civilian casualties, but also founded the "Dahyeh doctrine" that dictates the destruction of the neighborhood and all civilian infrastructure.
⋯ There goes a saying in Lebanon that Arab origin Zionists were harsher on other Arabs (Lebanese, Palestinians, Syrians) to prove their worth and true sincere Zionism to their fellow Western white Zionist. An inferiority complex that was translated as wickedness against the enemy.
The Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati is in the Vatican for an official visit where he will meet Pope Francis.
A tour of the Minister of Economy, Amin Salam, on private generator owners in the southern suburbs (Daheyh) to ensure compliance with the official kilowatt pricing.
Throughout the day yesterday, Israeli naval boats violated Lebanon's maritime borders 6 times.

The Lebanese army sent a request to the UNIFIL forces to investigate the issue and file a complain.
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After Hezbullah was designated fully as a terrorist organization by Australia, Hamas, PIJ, and Yemen's AnsaruAllah issued a statement condemning the designation.

There was no official Lebanese comment on the matter.
Rapid collapse in the Lira exchange rate, reaching an all-time high of 24,500 LBP/USD.

It's trading at 24,600 LBP/USD in Chtoura exchange market.
New photos of the construction process of the large US embassy in Lebanon. It is expected to be finished in 2023.

The embassy would be one of the biggest in the world, built on 43 ⁠acres. (More data)

Photos by: @‌‌‎ftn001
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Syria: Customs announced that it had thwarted the smuggling of more than 500 kg of Captagon abroad, which were hidden in a shipment of pasta.

Another 180,000 pills were confiscated this month inside sweet boxes in Damascus, and 650 kg inside a car on the Homs-Damascus highway.
Ongoing: Violent clashes between the Lebanese army and armed militias in the city of Baalbek (Sharawneh neighborhood) during raids against drug cartels and kidnapping gangs.

Machine guns and RPGs were used.
The price of 1kg of bread has increased to 10,000 LBP.

Bread is still highly subsidized, else it would cost around 25,000 LBP (1$).
Despite cutting diplomatic ties with Lebanon on the basis that Hezbullah, Iran's proxy controls it, Kuwait's foreign minister Ahmad Al-Sabah met with Iran's deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri, who is visiting Kuwait.

The Kuwaiti media reported: The two sides discussed "the strong bilateral relations that bind the two friendly countries, and the latest developments on the regional and international arenas."