Palestine: An officer at the Israeli prison of Nafha in the Naqab [Negev], was lightly injured (stabbed) by a male prisoner in retaliation to the ill treatment that Palestinian female prisoners are subjected to.

The ill treatments concern Damon Prison near Haifa, and according to the Palestinian Detainees Association, it has included since December ⁠15:
- beatings,
- stripping hijabs,
- depriving of showers,
- depriving of family visits,
- spraying pepper gas inside the cells,
- putting 6 in solitary confinement (incl. Shorouq Dweiat, Mona Qadan and Marah Bakier).

Yesterday, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad told QNN that “Israeli jailers will not go unpunished".

⋯ Update: The repression units of the occupation prisons administration handcuffef the male prisoners of Section 12 in Nafha prison with iron chains, and left them in the prison yard without covers or clothes.

There is a rain and cold storm ongoing now in Palestine.

A new rise in the price of fuel (per 20L):

- Gasoline 95 octane: 325,000 LBP
- Gasoline 98 octane: 336,400 LBP
- Diesel: 337,100 LBP
- Gas: 297200 LBP

That's about 12.04 USD for gasoline and 12.27 USD for diesel.

Iran's ambassador to Yemen Hasan Erlo, who was evacuated from Yemen yesterday back to Tehran, has passed away this morning from COVID-19.

By: @‌‌‎Haman_Ten

The current exchange rate in Lebanon is 27,350-27,450 LBP/USD

In 2021, "the import of live beef decreased by 40 percent compared to 2019. The import of live sheep meat also decreased by 65 percent, and the import of chilled meat by 50 percent."

The economic crisis raised the price of a kilogram of fresh meat from 13,000 LBP to 250,000 LBP.

⋯ In a recent interview, US president Trump was reportedly unhappy with Israel’s level of involvement in the decision to assassinate Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in January 2020.

Trump griped that Netanyahu was “willing to fight Iran to the last American soldier.”

⋯ However back in Jan, 2020, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Security Cabinet ministers to act as if the killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani was carried out solely by the U.S and Israel had nothing to do with it.

www.axios.com/netanyahu-i…

130,000 Lebanese, diaspora, foreign workers, and tourists arrived in Lebanon since the beginning of this month, and is expected to rise until the beginning of the year despite COVID-19.

Video of the armed theft of a jewelry shop yesterday in Baalbek.

The Maronite League is preparing to file an appeal before the State Shura to annul the decision by the Labor Minister regarding Palestinian employment.

bit.ly/3q9Hmb1

A few political goals now being attempted by USA-KSA in Lebanon (I'll elaborate further later):

1- Ensure 14-March and NGO parties get the parliament majority in 2022, allowing Samir Geagea or the current army Chief Commander to become the president.

⋯ 2- Ensure Hezbullah's Christian allies lose many of their parliament seats, making the Lebanese Forces party as the leading representative of Lebanese Christians.