After USA gave Lebanon approval to buy Egyptian gas and Jordanian electricity, both which depend partially on Israeli gas, Israeli media reports that Israel has agreed to allow Egypt and Jordan to provide Lebanon with the imported Israeli gas. twitter.com/LebUpdate/sta…

USA: A gunman is currently holding 6 ⁠hostages inside a synagogue belonging to the Beth Israel congregation (Union of Reform Judaism).

According to the Israeli Army Radio, the gunman, a Pakistani, is demanding the Hostage Rescue Unit to allow him to visit his sister who is in prison.

OGERO: "With the early morning hours, the internet connection with Beirut's third district will be cut off, as Mazraa area's station will be offline due to the inability to purchase diesel."

The hostage taker claims he is the brother of Aafia Siddiqui, who is in prison for allegedly plotting to assist attacks against USA forces.

(Update) After verification, he has no family bond with Aafia Siddiqui.

⋯ Dr. Aafia Siddiqui claims she was kidnapped with her three children in 2003 in Pakistan, but she is likely to have provided support to an Al-Qaeda cell. In 2008, she was arrested in Afghanistan, and interrogated by U.S. forces. She has been allegedly tortured and raped.

She was convicted for attempting to kill an FBI agent while in prison in Afghanistan, with an M4 carbine one of the interrogators had placed on the floor by his feet. An accusation she denies. The prosecution did not charge her on terrorism. She is a U.S. citizen of Pakistani origin, a Ph.D. and a graduate from MIT, and a mother of three children. (Wikipedia)

“The power you gave them to torture me, rape me, and every time allow them to search me naked. I’m dead”, exclaimed Dr. Aafia in her speech at her sentencing. She further added, “I was dead since the very first time I was raped and searched naked”.

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Israel: Because of the poor drainage of rainwater and mismanagement, this is how the streets of Petah Tikva, south of Tel Aviv, looked this week.

Update: OGERO to Al-Jadeed: Ashrafieh Central is currently working on batteries and may stop working at any moment.

Israel should stop investing in the IDF and care for its citizens and infrastructure (😉).

The Foundation for the Promotion of Open Society (George Soros) donated to the NGO "Legal Agenda" between 2012 and 2020 about 5,804,500 USD!

Stated goals: "strengthen the rule of law and accountability by providing oversight."

This is one of 5 of their known financiers.

In a statement, the Ministry of Energy and Water denied what was mentioned on the Israeli Channel 12, that "Washington reached an agreement to supply Israeli gas to Lebanon.”, reiterating that the agreement clearly states that it is Egyptian gas.

📶 After Mazraa's station and Ashrafieh's station fuel shortages (which are now resolved), Ogero reports that Hamra's station is now short of fuel.

The dollar exchange rate dropped to below the price of the Central Bank's exchange platform and reached 23,900 LBP.

Why did this happen? Watch the following (Arabic).

After the Lebanese Ministry of Energy denies the Israeli reports, the USA State Department follows suit and denies Lebanon will be receiving any Israeli gas.

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Kuwait: The release of airforce pilot Ahmed Ashour after his detention for 3 years due to his criticism of the Gulf states' aggression against Yemen and his refusal to participate in the bombing campaign.

🚨🚨 Yemen: Ansarullah (Sanaa Government) is expected to announce a strategic operation against the UAE, in a rare direct confrontation.

⋯ 🚨 Update: The Emirates News Agency announced that two explosions occurred, the first near ADNOC's tanks, and the second at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

According to Abu Dhabi Police, preliminary investigations indicate that UAVs may have been detected.

⋯ 🚨 The first attack targeted oil tanks in Musaffah's ICAD-3 industrial area near ADNOC [Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's] storage, southwest of Abu Dhabi, while the second attack targeted the new construction area at Abu Dhabi International Airport, according to the police.

(Update) Unfortunately, 1 Pakistani & 2 Indian nationals were killed, as the result of their fuel trucks exploding after being hit by the drones.

The attack comes a few days after Ansarullah’s supreme political council warned the UAE not to continue its war on Yemen.