🗓 18th anniversary of Rafic Hariri's assassination
Saad Hariri held a ceremony at the memorial of his father in Martyrs' Square, as did caretaker-Prime Minister Mikati yesterday.
Former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri was killed in a car bomb on 14 Feb 2005. The crime sparked the Cedar Revolution, forcing the Syrian army out. It transformed politics into 8-March vs 14-March camps—who basically accuse either Israel or Syria for plotting the murder.
On 18 Aug 2020, after 15 years of proceedings, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) cleared Hezbullah (“no evidence that the Hezbollah leadership had any involvement”); on Hezbullah-linked suspects, it acquitted Oneissi, Sabra and Merhi, and condemned Ayyash over complex mobile geolocation data. After prosecutors appealed, the STL condemned Oneissi and Merhi in June 2022. The trial is still active.
Saad Hariri held a ceremony at the memorial of his father in Martyrs' Square, as did caretaker-Prime Minister Mikati yesterday.
Former Prime Minister Rafic Hariri was killed in a car bomb on 14 Feb 2005. The crime sparked the Cedar Revolution, forcing the Syrian army out. It transformed politics into 8-March vs 14-March camps—who basically accuse either Israel or Syria for plotting the murder.
On 18 Aug 2020, after 15 years of proceedings, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) cleared Hezbullah (“no evidence that the Hezbollah leadership had any involvement”); on Hezbullah-linked suspects, it acquitted Oneissi, Sabra and Merhi, and condemned Ayyash over complex mobile geolocation data. After prosecutors appealed, the STL condemned Oneissi and Merhi in June 2022. The trial is still active.
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Lebanese News and Updates
After the judicial orders forcing Fransabank to return two peoples' deposits in USD and the bank's consequent refusal and closure, the Association of Banks announced a strike in solidarity. All banks will be closed “until a solution is found for the judicial…
The Association of Banks confirmed in its meeting that it will continue the strike (ATM machines will remain functional), adding that it will issue a statement at a later time.
It is, however, rumored that the strike is nearing its end.
It is, however, rumored that the strike is nearing its end.
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Palestine: IDF used a small drone to scout a house, enter it, then detonated the drone. This is the first time such use of drones is documented.
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Palestine: Israeli forces are mandating Palestinians to remove clothes and go almost naked at the checkpoint in Shuafat, Jerusalem.
The instructions of collective punishment were taken after an Israeli soldier, Asil Sawaed, died of friendly fire at Shuafat.
Those who refuse to comply are beaten.
The instructions of collective punishment were taken after an Israeli soldier, Asil Sawaed, died of friendly fire at Shuafat.
Those who refuse to comply are beaten.
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Forwarded from "israel" is a War Criminal 🇵🇸
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🔴A video of terrorist Staff Sgt. Asil Sawaed (now roasting in🔥) who was accidentally shot dead by another israeli terrorist while shooting at a Palestinian child in Shuafat, occupied Jerusalem.
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Forwarded from Quds News Network
Today marks the 75th anniversary of the Caesarea Massacre carried out by Zionist militias in the Palestinian village of Caesarea, located a few kilometers to the south of Haifa, in 1948.
The Caesarea Massacre took place on February 15, 1948, with armed Zionist gangs raiding the village, demolishing its homes and forcibly displacing its residents, who numbered about 1,350 people at the time. Those who refused to leave were gunned down.
Caesarea was reportedly the first village in which an organized campaign aimed at expelling its Palestinian population was carried out by the Haganah, the main Zionist paramilitary organization pre-1948.
The Caesarea Massacre took place on February 15, 1948, with armed Zionist gangs raiding the village, demolishing its homes and forcibly displacing its residents, who numbered about 1,350 people at the time. Those who refused to leave were gunned down.
Caesarea was reportedly the first village in which an organized campaign aimed at expelling its Palestinian population was carried out by the Haganah, the main Zionist paramilitary organization pre-1948.
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Lebanese News and Updates
The Association of Banks confirmed in its meeting that it will continue the strike (ATM machines will remain functional), adding that it will issue a statement at a later time. It is, however, rumored that the strike is nearing its end.
The Association of Banks announced that their strike will persist and all banks will remain closed until further notice.
They asserted that the rumors saying their strike will end soon are completely false.
They asserted that the rumors saying their strike will end soon are completely false.
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🚨 Israel approved law to deport Arab citizens or residents if ‘terror’
The Knesset in an overwhelming vote (94 to 10) has allowed the government to revoke citizenship & residency from convicts of “terror, aiding terror, harming sovereignty” whose families receive funding from the Palestinian Authority—making the law inapplicable to Jewish terrorists.
The Times of Israel says the bill was sponsored by MK Ofir Katz (Likud) and opposition’s right-wing and center-left lawmakers. It allows to revoke citizenship even if it makes Arab citizens stateless, provided they have a residence status outside of Israel—e.g. in the West Bank.
Legal experts told Middle East Eye the policy amounts to a war crime. It notably affects the situation of Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.
The Knesset in an overwhelming vote (94 to 10) has allowed the government to revoke citizenship & residency from convicts of “terror, aiding terror, harming sovereignty” whose families receive funding from the Palestinian Authority—making the law inapplicable to Jewish terrorists.
The Times of Israel says the bill was sponsored by MK Ofir Katz (Likud) and opposition’s right-wing and center-left lawmakers. It allows to revoke citizenship even if it makes Arab citizens stateless, provided they have a residence status outside of Israel—e.g. in the West Bank.
Legal experts told Middle East Eye the policy amounts to a war crime. It notably affects the situation of Palestinian residents of Jerusalem.
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Representatives of the Ministry of Economy discovered 160 Kg of spoiled meat in a butcher shop in Deir Qanoun Ras Al-Ain, Tyre. At the order of Public Prosecutor in the South Judge Raheef Ramadan, the butcher was arrested by security forces and his shop was sealed with red wax.
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In an unprecedented surge, the dollar exchange rate has surpassed 80,000 LBP/USD. That's just over a 10,000 LBP increase from only two days ago, even with sharp fluctuations.
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⋯ Al-Akhbar, quoting sources close to Mikati: “BDL has lost control of the market, and it may be difficult to reset things unless a major political move takes place.”
Mikati however denied the statement, saying that efforts to address the financial situation are still ongoing.
Mikati however denied the statement, saying that efforts to address the financial situation are still ongoing.
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In the face of a worsening economic crisis and the ongoing banking sector strike, protesters in Badaro, Beirut, stormed or set fire to at least 5 different banks or their ATMs.
Others took to burning tires in front of the house of chair of the Association of Banks, Salim Sfier.
Others took to burning tires in front of the house of chair of the Association of Banks, Salim Sfier.
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⋯ Footage of the bank burning and storming incidents in Badaro, Beirut. The protests were organized by the Depositors’ Outcry Association, who organized Sali Hafez's bank raid last September.
The banks that were targeted include Fransabank, Bank Audi, Byblos Bank, CreditBank, and BBAC.
The banks that were targeted include Fransabank, Bank Audi, Byblos Bank, CreditBank, and BBAC.
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⋯ Footage of the protesters in front of Association of Banks chair Salim Sfier's residence in Horsh Tabet, Sin El Fil.
The Lebanese Army arrived shortly afterwards to calm the situation.
The Lebanese Army arrived shortly afterwards to calm the situation.
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