Journalist Hassan Illaik:

"The decision taken by Hezbullah to prevent its members from traveling, notably to Iraq, may be related to its state of readiness and anticipation of a confrontation with Israel."

Yesterday: From the clashes between Haour Taala village and Al-Khadr village.

Such clashes have always put people at risk as shooting was random towards the houses.

The Secretary-General of Hezbullah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, received the deputy leader of Hamas Movement Saleh al-Arouri alongside a leadership delegation.

⋯ About both the meeting with PIJ and Hamas, Hezbullah's statement announced that the meetings involved a discussion about "possible unfolding events in the region."

⋯ Photo from the meeting between Hezbullah and PIJ's leadership days earlier.

⋯ Photo from the meeting between Hezbullah and Hamas's leadership today.

For the first time since the Six Day War, the Jews entered the "Temple Mount" through the Lions Gate.

A poll done in Israel asked settlers if they are ready to sacrifice in a war 300 IDF soldier in return for 15 years of calm in Gaza:

- 65% DO NOT support the operation

- 21% support the operation

- 14 % abstained / undecided

Teachers in Israel are on strike over their low salaries, risking a delay in starting the school year on 1 September.

"Lapid's transitional government does not have the authority to hand over territories to Lebanon as part of the maritime negotiations," says Israeli Prof. Talia Einhorn. [Hebrew video]

Citing technical problems, Israel postpones extraction at Karish gas field till October - Nir Dibouri.

The collapse of the Lebanese police force!

After numerous complaints, Amal Movement arrested two thieves and proceeded to call the Lebanese police to take them into custody.

The police refused, citing no personnel or space is available.

The thieves were let go.

Prominent Shia Jurist Sayyed Kazem Al-Haeri announces he will step aside from his duties due to illness and age, calls on his supporters to follow Sayyed Ali Khamenei.

Statement in Arabic with many of his pieces of advice on how to move forward in Iraq:

www.alhaeri.org/

Lebanese security forces arrested an ISIS cell that fought previously Syria and went to hiding in south Lebanon near the border with occupied Palestine.

The cell was caught after selling fake USD and trading in drugs.