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.

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.

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.

We are back! 💪🏽

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 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.

Head of the Pharmacists Syndicate: “In light of this great collapse & the insane rise in the dollar exchange rate, all pharmaceutical companies have stopped delivering medicines to pharmacies.”

The exchange rate jumped 5,000 LBP within the last 24 hours, before settling at about 75,000.

🚨 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.

⋯ 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.