On 21 July 2017, Hezbullah launched its offensive battle in Arsal countryside, against Al-Qaeda and ISIS fighters, to end the presence of foreign and local terrorists on the Lebanese border once and for all.

Second Lebanon War - August 2006

Israel: The right-wing legislation that will limit the supreme court from intervening in the government decision has passed in the Israeli knesset, in defiance to the US and thousands of protesters.

What's funny about the situation in Israel, is the shallowness of the word democracy.

The "only democracy" in the ME, according to the combined west, was being under pressures by the US and protestors to not perform its democratic rights in a parliament.

As much as the reserve Israeli soldiers threaten to not come to base for their reserve duty, this boycott is only effective during peace time. They will arrive during war.

This is well understood by the Resistance.

The situation only end the IDF's "people's army" status.

Up to a 100 Lebanese-Australians showed symptoms of food poisoning, after dining in Jezzine and eating ice cream in Deir al-Qamar.

The Lebanese health ministry is investigating.

EXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Tsurkov visited Lebanon illegally for 3 months

Lebanese security services are conducting investigations to identify the individuals with whom Tsurkov, who served in Israeli military intelligence during the war on Lebanon, may have communicated

Last week, the Israeli army was suprised to spot a group of Hezbullah Ridwan fighters touring the forests on the border between Lebanon and Palestine.

Lebanon's Sunni Fatwa council will hold a rare gathering on the tenth of Muharram at Muhammad Al-Amin Mosque - Downtown Beirut for a lecture noscriptd " Hussein, a school of faith and sacrifice."

Picture: Old Hezbullah poster about Sunni-Shia unity.

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"The IDF says it is still fully battle-ready, but harm to its readiness is already beginning", said the Chief of Staff Halevi in a recorded video.

"Should the thousands of reservists in key positions continue to not show up, actual harm to the IDF’s competence will happen"

Several Israeli nuclear scientists, who work on the military projects, are threatening their early retirement if the government goes through with its plan for the judicial reforms.

With the parliament being the only remaining plenipotentiary institution, Speaker Nabih Berri accuses Gebran Basil and Samir Geagea's parties of sabotaging its work by sidelining its ability to carry its duties.

Lebanon has no president, no government, and soon no central bank governor.

In light of this, Berri called for a parliamentary session to choose and elect a new central bank governor. Per tradition, the position is held by a Christian Maronite and such position requires a presidential signature, a Christian too.

Riad Salameh's term ends soon.

About 60% of the Israeli airforce reserve personal have announced they will not longer report for duty.

Such protests are very useful to analyze the demographic representation of Jews inside the army.

50% of all students in Lebanon are Syrian.

Member of the Parliamentary Education Committee, Ihab Hamadeh, conveyed Hezbullah's position:

"For us, there is no need to educate non-Lebanese in Lebanon before educating the Lebanese."

⋯ Additionally, the head of Hezbullah's parliamentary Bloc, Muhammad Raad, stated that the cost of teaching the Syrian refugees is high, while the donors provide only a small portion of the cost, as the Lebanese treasury and the Lebanese citizen bear the greatest burden.

⋯ 🎓 The UN urges Lebanon to adapt school curricula to Syrians

Lebanon's Ministry of Education has been informed by UN and European officials that school curricula should change to accommodate the Syrians, reveals today newspaper Addiyar (27 ⁠July). Syrians account for 50% of all pupils in Lebanon.

In their demands, separate afternoon schedules for Syrians must stop, new books must be printed to reflect integration, and Syrian teachers should be allowed. The UN and EU approach, which has also been “adopted by the US”, requires that associations distributing aid to the Syrian refugees must work without government interference, and laws that “the UN considers ‘racist’ against Syrian workers” must be repealed. If these demands are not met, there will be “economic and financial sanctions”. Funding for the new year is under threat.

The ministry of education has rejected these demands.