The family of the Lebanese detainee in Saudi Arabia, Haider Saleem, calls for a solidarity stand tomorrow at 8:00 am, near UNESCO Palace.

He was detained during Haj (pilgrimage) for recording a video while chanting for Imam Al-Mahdi.

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Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is under scrutiny as his associate, high-tech entrepreneur, Hillel Kobrinsky, was exposed by Channel 13 for playing a key role in convincing Israeli ministers to accept the maritime agreement with Lebanon.

The channel revealed that Kobrinsky might have had a conflict of interest, considering his sister is a senior at Energean, the company responsible for extracting gas from Karish. (THE CRADLE)

⋯ The report concludes that a delay in reaching the deal, or the failure to do so, would have led to hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for Energean, putting Kobrinsky’s sister and Energean’s Israeli subsidiary at risk of bankruptcy.

In November, Switzerland concluded its two-year-long investigation into the Lebanese resistance group, Hezbollah, and decided against banning the group’s activities or treating it as a terrorist organization.

In a report published by Swiss Info TV, it was concluded that Hezbollah is not taking advantage of the country’s financial sector for fundraising activities, nor is it laundering illegal funds that would be used to support its military wing. (THE CRADLE)

⋯ The investigation concludes that the religious centers affiliated ideologically with Hezbollah are very few and their fundraising activities are limited to keep those centers running. No recruitment of members is taking place, limiting the sermons to anti-Israeli rhetoric.

Regarding the security situation, the investigation concluded that the threat posed by Hezbollah to Switzerland is very low, both politically and security-wise. It adds that Switzerland is unlikely to be Hezbollah’s first pick to carry out such operations.

⋯ The report goes on to express how a ban on the group would impair the country’s humanitarian engagement in Lebanon and could damage Switzerland’s credibility as a neutral country.

⋯ According to the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, the report includes a general overview of the history of Hezbollah, its social and economic activities to assist the Shia Muslim community in Lebanon, and an insight into its ideological growth to adapt to the changes in the world.

Noticeable Israeli UAV activity over Beirut.

⋯ The activity has been ongoing for at least 2 hours.

The explosions heard in Shebaa Farms and the surrounding villages are from an ongoing Israeli army military drill at the border.

The drill will last for two days.

Likud Party Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu begins negotiations to form the new Israeli government.

The government is expected to sideline all left-leaning parties.

Israeli jets are active at high altitudes over the eastern and central sectors, all the way to Beqaa.

Mock raids were heard over Nabatiyeh, Iqlim al-Tuffah, Zahrani, and the coast.

The Islamic Resistance - Hezbullah mourns the death of Hassan Abdel-Hadi Karaclei "Abu Al-Fadl" from the town of Dibeen in southern Lebanon.

He succumbed to wounds sustained while carrying out his duties.

Hassan was previously injured in Iran and then severely injured in the 2017 battles in Arsal against HTS and ISIS.