⋯ Aoun to Al-Jazeera: I will leave Baabda Palace at the end of my term, but if the House of Representatives decides I should stay, I will stay.

Report: Facebook's @‌‌‎WhatsApp service promises privacy. But an FBI document obtained by @‌‌‎RollingStone shows that the feds can get your WhatsApp data in near-real-time.

www.rollingstone.com/poli…

Dozens of trees were destroyed in the Bchamoun forest fire.

Civil Defense and Beirut Fire Brigade are currently attempting to control the fire.

Israel: The settler who insulted the Prophet, during the Israeli flags march in Jerusalem 5 months ago, identified as David Balvani (25 years), was arrested a few days ago on charges of committing sexual crimes with minors (Pedophilia).

North Lebanon: It was revealed that more than 35 between the ages of 16-20 left their homes about a year ago, and later on informed their families that they joined ISIS in Syria and Iraq.

The numbers are increasing sharply since 2020.

al-akhbar.com/Politics/32…

⋯ Recruitment is done by sheikhs at mosques.

Back in 2011-2013, sheikhs used to stop young men after prayers and talk to them about heaven and jihad and how Syrians need help to fight against an evil ruler. Many got persuaded and dragged into the war.

Little is spoken about the anti-Assad Lebanese militants that were recruited to fight against the Syrian army.

Recruitment slowed down in 2014-2016.

⋯ I remember when I was at Imam Ali mosque in Tariq Al-Jadideh in 2012 on a Friday.

I still remember how as the only Shia there it was very awkward when the imam, during his speech, stated: “May God curse the Rawafid (Shia), may God curse Hezbullah, may God curse Bashar.”

The fire is still ongoing after it was reignited at dawn, and is expected to expand towards the electricity poles and nearby homes.

⋯ More footage from the area.

In protest against the living conditions, taxi drivers blocked the entrances to Hamra.

Hussein Kaouk – who was appraised by some Lebanese media and opposition figures for a sketch with anti-Hezbullah rhetoric and Shia stereotyping – got his upcoming comedy episode scrapped by Lebanese media Al-Jadeed for mentioning the UAE negatively.

UAE and KSA fund many Lebanese media outlets.

The Israeli early warning airborne radar which was launched last week, as seen from inside Lebanon.

Photo by: @‌‌‎alishoeib1970

🚨 Israeli spy plane, which are usually tracked through open-source websites by @‌‌‎Intel_sky and @‌‌‎SAMSyria0, are seen on the border with Lebanon over Naqoura.

Usually they fly over central Palestine, not this close to the north.

Photo by @‌‌‎alishoeib1970

⋯ This is becoming pathetic and embarrassing.

Not only are foreign ambassadors almost permanent members of our MoD and army, the Lebanese army is shifting all its focus, that's not police work, to the border with Syria, smuggling.

⋯ The main dilemma is that there are NO more ISIS and Al-Qaeda cells on the Lebanese-Syrian borders.

The army's whole drills and preparations, through Western funding, is focusing on non-existing threats while not preparing the army's infrastructure in south Lebanon against Israel.