⋯ Halevi concludes that the Israeli army should recruit soldiers to adapt to the challenges posed by Gaza and Lebanon, ending the era of raising the white flag and cowering from committing ground forces to achieve long-lasting results.

For its part, Hezbollah was confident about the Israeli army’s inability to mount an offensive against Lebanon or leverage its immense firepower in a possible war.

Reportedly, Mikati believed that the Israeli president was addressing him while he was infact speaking with the Tunisian official right next to Mikati.

⋯ Sabereen news reports the destruction of 19 vehicles and the death of 20 border guards and truck drivers.

⋯ The trucks were carrying Iranian fuel intended for Lebanon.

18 prisoners escaped from the Amioun prison in Koura.

Five have been arrested so far (LBCI)

Overnight, at around 1:30-2:00 am, the Israeli airforce was noted over Beirut and other Lebanese cities.

🇺🇸 In yesterday's midterm elections in the USA, slavery was officially banned as punishment in Tennessee.

316,973 (20% of voters) voted in favor of keeping slavery as just punishment.

The USD exchange rate rises back to 40,500 LBP/USD, days after it decreased to 36,000 LBP.

Significant increase in fuel prices per 20 L:

- Gasoline 95 octane: 803,000 (19.82 USD)

- Gasoline 98 octane: 821,000 (20.27 USD)

- Diesel: 910,000 (22.47 USD)

The Russian leadership's actions in Ukraine amount to nothing less than treason.

I've already written all that I wanted. Maybe there were objective reasons for surrender in Kherson. Still, if you see bloggers saying smth like "Kherson was/is unimportant" or "it was to save our troops" (good luck with Ukrainian artillery on the high bank) they are lying.

🚨 Report: The US and Mikati ‘fooled’ Lebanon into thinking Iranian fuel would be permitted. (The Cradle)

Informed sources told Lebanese daily Al-Akhbar that the US has no plans to grant Lebanon sanctions-waivers to import Iranian fuel for its power plants, even if the Iranian fuel is gifted as humanitarian aid.

PM-designate Najib Mikati was allegedly aware of Washington’s true intentions, but decided to play along and “fool the Lebanese ministry of energy and Iranian officials”.

On 26 ⁠September, Minister of Energy Walid Fayyad disclosed a plan to power around 8-10 hours of daily electricity with 600,000 tons of fuel gifted by Iran.

⋯ This all falls in line with recent overt remarks by US and Saudi officials about the pressure placed on Lebanon to force it to the brink of collapse, as they consider rebuilding the country “from the ashes” as the sole path to deal with Hezbollah.

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⋯ “[Collapse will enable] Lebanon to somehow be rebuilt from the ashes, and freed from the curse of Hezbollah”, said US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, Barbara Leaf, on 4 ⁠November.

In a similar strategy, the US is blocking the implementation of a joint Lebanese-Syrian-Jordanian energy project, although it had been proposed by the US to counter last year's plan by Hezbollah to import Iranian fuel.

Today, in the Byblos District town of Ras Osta, Sali ⁠Hafiz –the depositor who successfully hijacked a bank mid-September– was chased away by an elderly woman after trying to tear down a poster of Hezbullah's Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.