⋯ "We have good preparedness in the northern arena. A campaign in the northern arena will be difficult on the home front. We will know how to deal with it, but it will be difficult. It will be seven times harder for Lebanon, and even more so for Hezbollah." Halevi concluded

⋯ In response, the deputy Secretary General of Hezbullah, Sheikh Naim Qassem said:

"The Israeli enemy must reckon against any folly it will commit, because the response will be unprecedented."

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Ali Hassan Saab, 46 y/o, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison for receiving military-type training from Hezbullah, and making false statements.

Judge Imad Kabalan seized the passports of Lebanese Governor of the Banque du Liban, Riad Salameh, and put him under investigation.

Salameh begged the judiciary not to extradite him to France and put him on trial in Lebanon.

Secretary-General of the Islamic Jihad Movement, Ziyad al-Nakhala:

"If the latest battle had extended for longer, Hamas and all the factions including Hezbollah would have been part of it."

The UAE authorities released Lebanese detainee Hussein Ezzeddine.

Remaining inside the prison from the last batch:
- Ibrahim Metrick
- Mustafa Ezzedine

They were all kidnapped by the security services. All are innocent. One died under torture.

The recent developments are quite astonishing after the 2011 sedition:

- Iranian president visits Indonesia
- Omani sultan visits Iran
- Saudi Arabia and Iran restore ties
- Bahrain restores ties with Lebanon
- Syria is back to the Arab League

All it took, sacrifice & Western retreat

Yedioth Ahronoth, about the possible conflict with Hezbollah and raise of war rhetoric:

"All the statements of officials, Gallant and Halevi to the head of the Intelligence Division, were not based on anything new nor intelligence information, they were just general warnings."

⋯ Yossi Yehoshua, adds:

"There is no alert or movement indicating that there is any possible strike or attack, whether from Israel or even Iran and Hezbullah."

Note: Israeli journalists were informed of the latest attack on Gaza almost a week before the operation.

On this day 23 years ago, Hezbullah and to an extent the collective effort of the various Lebanese factions over the years, liberated south Lebanon from the Israeli occupation

Israel first invaded in 1978, then 1982, before retreating in 1985 to a border strip, and fully in 2000

Security forces arrested a Syrian gang that sold fake work permits and residency to Syrian refugees in Lebanon.

It was sold for about 70 USD.

The head of the Progressive Socialist Party, Walid Jumblatt, announced his resignation from the leadership of the party, and calls for an electoral general conference on 25 June.

He is preparing to handover the party and its supporters to his son, like he did from his father.

Lebanon was granted a one-year grace period by the Western-led watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to resolve its financial, monetary and banking crisis, or risk being labeled as a non-cooperative country. FATF points at insufficient measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.

FATF's addition of Lebanon to the ‘grey list’ would be a serious blow to the Lebanese banking sector. FATF advises governments to enforce restrictions. Such labeling may be politically motivated, as when FATF greylisted South Africa in February 2023 over ties with Russia, Sputnik then alleged.