⋯ Israel, who killed 357 ⁠Palestinians in 2021, including 286 in the May 2021 war,

• who commits the crime of apartheid in all occupied Palestine, notably the West Bank,

• who practices “administrative detention” (no charge, no trial & no time ⁠limit) and collective punishment (home demolition, deprivation of utilities), which are not democratic,

• who bombs Syria weekly and destroyed its national airport,

• who violated Lebanon's sovereignty 22,000 ⁠times in the past 15 years at air, and also at sea, on a daily basis,

• who still occupies part of Lebanon and Syria,

• who kills extrajudicially around the world, notably civilians (scientists and doctors)

⋯ Dear EU, I sincerely hope you freeze in winter and burn your houses for heat.

Lebanese army commander Joseph Aoun is currently meeting ex-IDF soldier, the Israeli-born American mediator Amos Hochstein, in the presence of the American ambassador to Lebanon, Dorothy Shea to discuss Lebanon's official position on the border dispute.

With the 4-year long career of IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi ending soon, the Israeli war minister Benny Gantz informed 3 Israeli generals their candidacy for the position.

(Left to right) Major Generals Eyal Zamir, Herzi Halevi, and Yoel Strick.

⋯ Eyal Zamir, a former IDF deputy chief of staff currently serving as a research fellow at a think tank in Washington.

Battles:
Lebanon (1985 & 2006)
First & Second Intifada
Operation Cast Lead
Operation Pillar of Defense
Operation Protective Edge
Operation Guardian of the Walls

⋯ Herzi Halevi is the current deputy chief of staff.

Battles:
Lebanon (1985-2006)
First & Second Intifada
Operation Cast Lead
Operation Pillar of Defense
Operation Protective Edge

He was the commander of Sayeret Matkal and the paratroopers. He's an Orthodox Jew.

⋯ Yoel Strick, former commander of the military’s Ground Forces, serves as a research fellow at another think tank in Washington

Battles:
Lebanon (1985-2006)
First & Second Intifada
Operation Cast Lead
Operation Pillar of Defense
Operation Protective Edge
Operation Northern Shield

Amos will visit Israel next week to deliver the Lebanese response and will be back to Lebanon soon.

The shooter has surrended to the Information Branch of ISF in Beirut.

🚨 Officially, Lebanon demanded line 23 and full rights to Qana Gas field that crosses line 23.

"Israeli" MK Matan Kahana: "If there was a button I could press that would take all the Arabs and put them on a train to Switzerland, I would. A button like that does not exist."

Yet again, the explosions heard in south Lebanon were caused by Israeli jets violating Lebanon's airspace and crossing the sound barrier, causing sonic booms.

Israel War minister Benny Gantz is accelerating the appointment process, 6 months ahead of Kochavi's retirement, fearing a possible collapse in Bennet-Lapid's government.

Thread presenting the 3 candidates:
t.me/LebUpdate/26045

🚨 The UAE kidnapped another Lebanese!

Locals in Jebshit (South Lebanon) appealed to the authorities to work for the release of Hussein Nahal and his son Muhammad, who have been detained in the UAE for 4 days.

11 months ago, Saudi Arabia also kidnapped a Lebanese engineer who has been working legally in KSA for more than 20 years. His parents were unable to contact him in prison and the Saudi authorities are not responding to their plea.

Gulf countries target mainly Lebanese Shia Muslims.

🛑 The Ministry of Health announced that the number of reported cases of hepatitis A virus is 555, most of them in Beqaa (217) and the North (202), with high incidence rates in the age group from 5 to 19 years.

Lebanon is in severe shortage of vaccines.