In the past few days, there was noticeable increase in Israeli air force activity over Lebanon at day and night at very high altitudes.

The Lebanese Foreign Ministry: A boat carrying 55 illegal immigrants was lost, heading from northern Lebanon towards Italy.

Yesterday night, three Lebanese army soldiers were lightly injured in a knife attack while arresting a Syrian in possession of an illegal firearm in Bab al-Raml, Tripoli.

🇮🇱🕎📃 — 🇮🇱 The Jerusalem Post (September 20, 2022): From Texas to Israel: Red heifers needed for Temple arrive
— "Five perfectly red heifers, required for the ritual purification of those who have touched a dead body, arrived in Israel from a ranch in Texas on Thursday, as the Temple Institute continues preparations to lay the ground for the construction of the Third Temple in Jerusalem.

The heifers are all under one year old and if they remain 100% red and avoid any blemishes which would disqualify them, they will each be eligible to be used to create the ashes required by Jewish law to purify those who have been in contact with a dead body, explained the Temple Institute on Monday.

This level of purification would be needed in order to allow the kohanim (priests) to carry out their work in a future Temple.

The prized cattle were immediately transported to Haifa where they will sit in quarantine for no less than seven days, in accordance with the regulations of the Israel Veterinary Authority. "

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The Lebanese Minister of Transport: The number of victims off the Syrian coast has risen to 71.

A second Lebanese boat broke down between Greece and Turkey while heading to Italy.

All those onboard the boat are safe, currently in Turkey.

The six thieves who participated in this heist have been arrested by the Lebanese army intelligence.

🔴 Update on the violent protests in Iran (The ⁠Cradle)

One week after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, protests against the ‘Guidance Patrol’ (morality police) turned into violent clashes in several cities in Iran.

Iranian state media reports at least 26 have died, including 5 ⁠security personnel, as of 22 ⁠September, while the New York-based Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) puts the number at 36, saying that it is expected to rise.

⋯ The protests, which started with women burning their headscarves and cutting off their hair, quickly turned into violent, anti-religious riots with an emphasis on the compulsory hijab mandate in the Islamic Republic.

⋯ Despite mobile data restrictions on foreign domains and platforms, dozens of videos shared on social media showed rioters violently attacking police officers by stoning and beating them.

⋯ Rioters overturned and torched police vehicles, and destroyed public property.

They were seen burning a police officer alive (00:10) on at least one occasion.

⋯ Local Iranian media reports that dozens of ambulances were damaged by the protestors.

⋯ Protesters were also recorded forcibly removing the hijab of a woman on the street and following her around to remove her clothing.

⋯ Sky News reported that a local commander of the Basij, a volunteer branch of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), was stabbed to death by rioters in the northeastern city of Mashhad on 21 September.