South Lebanon: The large explosion heard is caused by IDF tank drills near the border.

The IDF is currently simulating a multi-front war against Lebanon's Hezbullah and Gaza's Hamas/PIJ.

Update: Explosions can be heard all around the eastern sector of south Lebanon.

FPM secured 23 seats, while LF secured 20-21.

⋯ "Prominent" Lebanese TV host Dima Sadek shocked after discovering FPM didn't collapse and got 23 seats, despite 4 years of strong opposition against them through protests and MSM coverage.

Israel–D.R.Congo:

In 2019, in an unannounced way, the Mossad chief Yossi Cohen landed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Being uninvited, he knocked on the “president's door” to request a meeting about something undisclosed (the Israeli Military Censor doesn't let the newspaper say what the mission was for).

On the 3rd uninvited visit by the Mossad to D.R.Congo, President Tshisekedi ordered an armed escort and kicked the Israeli spychief out of the country, fearing a coup.

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The highway in Al-Hisah, Akkar was cut off with dirt berms and shrouds in protest against the results of the parliamentary elections, where Alawite Haider Issa lost by a difference of 84 votes only.

⋯ Haidar Issa was considered part of FPM.

According to the results in Tripoli, Faisal Karami lost his seat.

Um Al-Fahm municipality in occupied Palestine protests against IDF's plan to simulate an occupation war against Hezbullah by training in the city, stating the psychological effect and how this will engrave in the IDF soldier's minds the stereotype that the city is terrorist.

Faisal Karami lost his seat by an 8 votes difference.

⋯ Walid Joumblat's party won 9 seats, including 2 in Beirut II, an increase of a seat from 2018's results.

⋯ FPM's Haidar Issa despite getting 3,948 votes lost to his rival that got only 324 votes.

FPM's list only achieved 3 quotients.

For those interested to know how lists and candidates win, here is a breakdown of the law and the process. [Arabic only]

Schools are closed today in Tripoli, and north Lebanon in general as a precautionary measure in case any security incident happens over the results of the elections.

⋯ The Lebanese army has deployed in Tripoli as a precautionary measure after the final election results have been announced.

⋯ After nominating 65 candidates and wining none, MMFD's Nahas in a tweet:

"Elections are a phase, as long as we realize that it is only theatrics to renew the legitimacy of those in power. This theatrical play ended today."

MMFD got ~20k votes all over Lebanon and diaspora.

Hezbullah SG Sayed Hasan Nasrallah will speak on Friday at 5:00 pm on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Hezbullah's commander Sayed Mustafa BadrIddine.

In finalized results, the new opposition won 13 seats, on par with Hezbullah's bloc of 13 seats.

🚨 IDF downed a small drone flown by Hezbullah over the border area.

The drone was likely monitoring the IDF drills.

⋯ Israel has an effective anti commercial-drone system, that can allow them to take control of it mid-air.

Razi Al-Hajj: "Despite my candidacy with the Lebanese Forces, I will not join their bloc, which include a people like Ashraf Rifi."

LF bloc stands at 19 seats