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The oil facilities in Zahrani and Tripoli will sell tomorrow the ton of diesel six dollars less than the price approved by the Ministry of Energy. (NBN)
Commander of the IDF Northern Command, Amir Baram:

"In the event that war is imposed on us, Hezbullah will face an offensive and decisive blow. We will act responsibly and according to the laws, but if necessary, we will destroy basically everything. We will destroy every structure near or far, local or state-owned, in Syria or Lebanon."

"We will carry out a ground operation to any place that requires us and victory will be our ally."

In the photo, Amir Baram (right) with the commander of the peacekeeping UN force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
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Though the above is an official statement, the ministry issued a statement denying it and claiming the price stays at 8,000 LBP.
Now: Al-Jiyeh highway has been blocked by trucks.
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Today: After an Israeli visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an Israeli delegation visited the kingdom of Kuwait, through Jordan.
Hebrew media: A second private plane from Kuwait landed in Israel (via Amman).

Earlier, another bizjet from Indonesia flew to Tel Aviv (after a diplomatic short stop in Amman).
🚨 “New Press”: The IDF is strengthening the air defense system in the area of Jabal Al-Asour, east of Ramallah, and has deployed the Iron Dome in the same area as last time [during the tensions with Hezbullah].

IDF is in the midst of a massive campaign of degrading Syrian air defense, and expects a Syrian retaliation.
IDF jet activity is reported between south Lebanon (about 30 minutes ago) and southern Beirut (an hour ago).

Several mock raids were heard over south Lebanon.
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The embassy building as seen from the satellite. Gif by: @‌‌‎KiIntel
The USD exchange rate crosses the infamous 25,000 LBP threshold, reaching an all time high of 25,150 LBP/USD.
⋯ The collapse in the currency is at one of its fastest downward rates since the beginning of the economic collapse, reaching now 25,400 LBP/USD.
📈 The price of diesel rose from approximately $660 to $750 per ton, as the currency exchange rate rose by about 5,000 LL. Therefore, each kW of electricity is expected to rise by 35%, that's about 6500-7000 LBP.

The prices of 5 A (amperes) of electricity will rise up to 3,000,000 LBP/month.
As the USD exchange rate increased suddenly to 25,600 LBP, it's now suddenly down to 24,600 LBP.

If this isn't manipulation, I don't know what is.
In tonight's speech, Hezbullah's SG stated that they:

1- Donated or subsidized 10,000,000 USD worth of diesel to the designated categories (hospitals, bakeries ...)

2- They'll sell the barrel of diesel for heating for winter at 1,000,000 LBP cheaper than the government price.
The military court issued a judgment in absentia to imprison the journalist Radwan Mortada for the offense of insulting the military establishment through his articles exposing the army's responsibility, through criminal negligence, for the Beirut port explosion.
A landslide victory for the Lebanese national team against its Indonesian counterpart, 96-38, in the Asian qualifiers for the 2023 Basketball World Cup