IDF Army Radio: The attacker who crossed the border from Lebanon to Israel to carry out the bombing in Megiddo, crossed the border using a ladder that he climbed [not a tunnel].

It is increasingly estimated that Hezbollah helped him.

Update: Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar pledged to the owners of the Wazzani resorts yesterday to quickly work on their license applications in order to reopen them.

He expressed his desire to have lunch in the park soon, as reported by Al-Akhbar, to encourage tourist activity in the border area.

Lanterns were launched in the area of Abi Samra in Tripoli, North Lebanon, on the occasion of the Holy Ramadan's start tomorrow night.

Syrian Ministry of Defense: “At around 3:55 a.m. today, the Israeli enemy launched several missiles in an airstrike from the direction Mediterranean Sea west of Latakia, targeting the vicinity of Aleppo International Airport, which led to some material damage.”

A few hours ago, an explosion was reportedly heard over Rafah in the Gaza strip. The Iron Dome was also triggered in the incident.

The IDF commented moments ago, saying that the Iron dome intercepted an alleged Hamas drone over Gaza.

Aleppo International Airport was forced to halt its services after the runway was damaged in the strikes, according to Syrian media.

This makes the second Israeli attack on the airport since 7 ⁠March.

Remains of the Israeli soldier's boot were found. The Hebrew letters translate to IDF. He was allegedly seriously wounded in the landmine explosion on the border yesterday.

Minister of Tourism Walid Nassar ordered the removal of the red-wax seals and the reopening of the tourist institutions on the Wazzani Spring, after licensing them for the first time in decades!

Central Bank's final-straw tactic is to sell unlimited dollars

Yesterday, 21 ⁠March, with approval of the caretaker-prime minister, Central Banker Riad Salameh has begun selling unlimited amounts of US dollars in a bid to halt the spiralling devaluation of the Lebanese pound (see ⁠graph).

As reported by Reuters, when the crisis began (in late 2019), Lebanon had $30 ⁠billion in foreign currency reserves. In February 2023, Salameh said that Lebanon “still” had about $10 ⁠billion.

While the end is nearing, Lebanese politicians are simply counting on the IMF $3 billion aid package that was signed last year in a preliminary deal. One of the steps the IMF requires is to unify the different exchange rates. Yesterday, Salameh set a new rate for the Sayrafa exchange platform, at 90,000 LBP/USD. On 1 ⁠March, it was 70,000.

Hezbullah's Military Media publishes footage of the incident yesterday, during which several IDF soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion on the border near Aita Al-Shaab.

🌙 The Holy Month of Ramadan has started tonight, at Wednesday sundown, for both Sunnis and Shias in Lebanon and abroad.

Ramadan Kareem to all Muslims!

💬 Hezbollah SG Hassan Nasrallah, at a ceremony dedicated to the late Hajj Hussein al-Shami today:

“The [Megiddo] operation confused the enemy at all levels. Many commented on Hezbollah's silence. Hezbollah's silence is part of the psychological media warfare with Israel. It is not our responsibility to answer what confuses the enemy, and sometimes our answer is in not commenting on the incident...

“The enemy threatens that if it finds who is responsible, it will do such and such. To the enemy, go tile the sea and do what you want. Israelis are correct to estimate that if Hezbollah is in charge of the operation, it is not afraid to go into the battle.

“Any Zionist aggression, whether military or security, in any area, that affects any person, whether he is Lebanese, Palestinian or of another nationality, the resistance will definitely and quickly respond to it.”

🌙 From Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, and the Grand Mosque decorated for Ramadan.

By @⁠⁠⁠BintJbeilNews

After exceptional approval from PM Najib Mikati, the Secretary-General of Council of Ministers Judge Mahmoud Makiya issued a decision to postpone the switch to Daylight Savings Time this year.

DST will begin on April 21 as opposed to March 26 this year. The decision will accommodate Muslims during the month of Ramadan.

⋯ Earlier today, PM Mikati and Speaker Berri discussed the issue of postponing Daylight Saving Time.

Berri: “From now until the end of Ramadan, my brother, let it go for them.”

⋯ For those living in Lebanon, keep in mind that your devices are still programmed to switch to DST on 26 ⁠March. Timezone data is changed through software updates on most systems (including Windows). Because of this late announcement, you may be forced to manually adjust the time on your devices to avoid confusion.