A rally was organized in Beirut on the anniversary of the genocide of Armenians by the Turkish empire and Kurds.

Happy Easter to those who celebrate today.

Picture: Greek Orthodox Church of the Dormition, Mackhoul Street, in Beirut.

In Tripoli, Lebanon, the situation continues to deteriorate, as locals attempt to storm the Lebanese army checkpoints and barracks.

Yesterday, a boat heading to Cyprus with about 80 people trying to emigrate from Lebanon, sank near the port of Tripoli. At least 6 have been confirmed dead. While the army blamed it on the boat's captain, the locals accuse the army for having rammed the boat.

Protests earlier today: t.me/LebUpdate/24609

⋯ Hezbullah: “The Tripoli tragedy is a very tragic manifestation of the deepening economic and social crisis in the country as a result of wrong policies. This tragedy, like any other, calls for a quick, transparent, impartial and fair judicial investigation to reveal the truth.”

“We express our deep sorrow at the tragic catastrophe that befell the beloved city of Tripoli and its good people.”

⋯ Update: Security sources for Al-Jadeed: The number of survivors is 45, the victims are 6, and the missing are 33 from Lebanese and Palestinian nationalities.

Clashes in Aisha Bakkar between Issa family and Ahmed family.

Three wounded.

When asked about the boat, some locals in Tripoli politicized the tragedy claiming the "equipment and the GPS were manufactured in Dahyeh, because in Dahyeh they manufacture missiles and planes" and that "Hezbullah and the Syrian regime is responsible for the Lebanese poverty".

🚨 Reports about rocket fire on western Galilee, originating from south Lebanon.

⋯ Israeli media reports that a rocket fell on the settlement of "Shlomi".
No Iron Dome or Red Alert were activated.

⋯ Allegedly 2 explosions were heard in the settlement of "Shlomi".
meanwhile there is heavy IOF airforce activity over North Palestine.

⋯ IOF confirms that one rocket was fired from Lebanon and landed in an open area in the settlement of "Shlomi".

⋯ Alleged photo from the two rockets fired tonight.

⋯ 🚨 Samer Hajj Ali, Al-Manar TV correspondent:

IDF artillery is targeting the rocket launch area in the coastal plain in southern Lebanon.

⋯ At least 15 artillery shells were fired.

Note: Artillery response is not Israel's response to the rocket fire. This is a standard procedure. Airstrikes are highly expected.

⋯ New: The IDF artillery bombarded with a number of shells an area between Majdal Zoun and Zebqin in southern Lebanon.

⋯ Statement: IDF: Earlier tonight, a projectile was launched from Lebanon into Israeli territory. The projectile landed in an open area near Kibbutz Matzuva.

In response, IDF Artillery forces are currently targeting the source of the launch in Lebanon.

⋯ Additional: The artillery stationed at Birkat Risha border site targeted the Jabal Basil area, in addition to the Ma'aliyah plain in southern Lebanon.

Artillery stopped attacking now.

Earlier tonight, activists from the Lebanese Forces party (civil war militia) assualted the lebanese minister of energy Walid Fayad during his conversation with locals about the situation in Lebanon.