⋯ The UAVs were launched by Hezbullah as a warning, in light of the Isaeli response yesterday that it will not acknowledge Lebanon's rights in neither Karish or Qana and is contemplating further encroachment into Lebanon's territorial waters.

⋯ Video released by the IDF showing the 3 intercepted UAVs.

⋯ Judging by the lack of Red Alert alarms and the delay in reporting the incident, the incident likely took place over the international waters and not over the occupied Lebanese territories.

The UAVs were not armed, likely sent for reconnaissance and testing IDF AD response time.

⋯ 🚨 Statement issued by the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon:

This Saturday afternoon, 2/7/2022, the group named after the martyrs Jamil Skaf and Mahdi Yaghi launched three unarmed drones of different sizes towards the disputed area at Karish field which successfully carried out reconnaissance missions, and the message has been delivered.

Israel shoots down three drones launched by Hezbollah towards Karish gas field.

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Remarkable how 17-October MPs stopped demanding line 29 after meeting the US ambassador and have been silent about yesterday's events, where Hezbullah used a rhetoric that demands implicitly line 29.

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bou Habib on the Hezbullah operation:

"I wish it had not happened."

Israeli jets are patrolling the skies of northern occupied Palestine.

Israeli-born US mediator Amos Hochstein called deputy parliament speaker Elias Bou Saab to condemn and clarify about Hezbullah's UAVs, considering this a provocation that might end the ongoing negotiations.

⋯ US ambassador to Lebanon sent an objection letter to the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about Hezbullah's UAVs.

The two will meet tomorrow.

Israeli military reporters visited Saudi Arabia in their first ever public visit.

In an update, the Israeli airforce failed to intercept 2 out of the 3 UAVs, which forced him to activate the Barak-8 AD system, according to Israeli media.

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⋯ Lebanese Foreign Minister after his meeting with PM Mikati:

"We discussed the issue of the 3 UAVs, and Lebanon considers that any action not by the state or diplomatic means is unacceptable and exposes it to unnecessary risks."

New Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid: "The Lebanese government needs to rein in Hezbollah or we will be compelled to do it ourselves"

A retired soldier from the Lebanese security forces was arrested for raping more then 20 minors from both genders.

The arrest took place in Al Qaa town, in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate.

Sources: President Aoun is annoyed by PM Mikati's stance against the resistance

«A diplomatic battle broke out, led by US ambassador Dorothy Shea and European diplomats, who worked to spread an atmosphere of intimidation. [Lebanon's MFA eventually condemned the drone operation yesterday, after consulting with PM Mikati.] It should be noted that informed circles in Baabda [Presidency Palace] were "surprised by the prime minister's position. Mikati and Bouhabib did not ask anyone about the matter, while they knew it is at the heart of the powers of the president of the Republic in charge of negotiating this file".»

«President Aoun, of course, does not want the negotiations to be disrupted, but he did not see anyhow the drone operation harms Lebanon's position. MP ⁠Gebran Bassil is also not far from this viewpoint.»

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⋯ 🔴 The newspaper continues:

«President Aoun explicitly indicated that Lebanon requests "that the [Israeli] answer be more detailed, in terms of determining what Israel accepts and what it rejects, and that it be in writing". There is a fear of new [deceptive] maneuvers, with Hochstein hinting that the full answer may be delayed for about two ⁠months, which is how long the enemy needs to start extraction work.»

From today's gathering in Keserwan.